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Massachusetts vs Texas Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 33.5 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 25.4 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 6.6 times (557%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 4.2 times (320%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 5,241 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Texas Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Massachusetts' population density is 7.6 times (664%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 3.5 times (255%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 57 years.
Massachusetts vs Texas Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 3.6 times (256%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Texas'.
Massachusetts vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Massachusetts has 14 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 18.1 times higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Middlesex County's.
Least populous county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Nantucket County's population is 305.6 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 1.7 times (71%) richer than Nantucket County's.
Poorest county: Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Hampshire County's income is 1.9 times (91%) richer than Starr County's.
Massachusetts vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while Texas has no state income tax. Massachusetts's top rate is 9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.95 percentage points higher.
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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.