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MAINE VS TEXASOverlaid at the same scaleMaine35,380 sq mi (91,634 km²)Texas268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²)Texas is 7.6 times (659%) larger than Maine. brilliantmaps.com

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Maine vs Texas Geography

Land area

  • Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
  • Texas' land area is 8.5 times (747%) larger than Maine's.

Total area

  • Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Texas' total area is 7.6 times (659%) larger than Maine's.

Length

  • Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
  • Texas' north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than Maine's.

Width

  • Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
  • Texas' east-west width is 3.8 times (283%) wider than Maine's.

Highest point

  • Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
  • Guadalupe Peak is 3,477 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.

Lowest point

  • Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
  • Both lowest points are at or near sea level.

Maine vs Texas Population and History

Population

  • Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
  • Texas' population is 22.3 times larger than Maine's.

Population density

  • Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
  • Texas' population density is 2.6 times (163%) higher than Maine's.

Biggest city

  • Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
  • Houston's population is 34.4 times larger than Portland's.

Largest metro area

  • Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 14.6 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.

History

  • Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
  • Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
  • In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 25 years.

Maine vs Texas Economy

GDP

  • Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
  • Texas' economic output is 27.9 times larger than Maine's.

GDP per capita

  • Maine: $70,586 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
  • Texas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Maine's.

Average income

  • Maine: $68,932 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Maine and Texas have about the same average income.

Maine vs Texas Counties

Number of counties

  • Maine has 16 counties, while Texas has 254.
  • Texas' county count is 15.9 times higher than Maine's.

Biggest county by area

  • Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
  • Aroostook County's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Brewster County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
  • Sagadahoc County's land area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Rockwall County's.

Most populous county

  • Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
  • Harris County's population is 16.0 times larger than Cumberland County's.

Least populous county

  • Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
  • Piscataquis County's population is 363.2 times larger than Loving County's.

Richest county

  • Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
  • Loving County's income is 2.4 times (145%) richer than Cumberland County's.

Poorest county

  • Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
  • Franklin County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Starr County's.

Maine vs Texas Taxes

State income tax

  • Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Texas has no state income tax.
  • Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
  • Texas's rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
  • Texas's combined rate is 2.7 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.