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Missouri vs Texas Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Missouri's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.5 times (146%) longer than Missouri's.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 6,959 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Texas Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 4.6 times (363%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 24 years.
Missouri vs Texas Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 6.2 times (517%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Missouri has 115 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.2 times (121%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest county by area: Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 5.3 times (425%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area: Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 5.0 times (404%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county: Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Worth County's population is 39.0 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.1 times (111%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county: Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Starr County's.
Missouri vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Texas has no state income tax. Missouri's top rate is 4.7 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.52 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Missouri's combined rate is 0.24 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.