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Maryland vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 26.9 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 21.7 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 3.5 times (250%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 3.2 times (220%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 5,368 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland'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.
Maryland vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Maryland's population density is 5.4 times (438%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 4.2 times (321%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 57 years.
Maryland vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 5.1 times (407%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Maryland and Texas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Texas'.
Maryland vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 10.6 times higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 9.4 times (836%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Rockwall County's land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 4.6 times (363%) larger than Montgomery County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Kent County's population is 407.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.1 times (110%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Somerset County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Starr County's.
Maryland vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Maryland's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 2.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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