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Montana vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Montana's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Montana's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.5 times (153%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Montana's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Granite Peak is 4,037 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 27.5 times larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Texas' population density is 15.4 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 19.7 times larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 43.3 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 44 years.
Montana vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 35.3 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana and Texas have about the same average income.
Montana vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 4.5 times (354%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Beaverhead County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 5.6 times (464%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 29.2 times larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Petroleum County's population is 10.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.3 times (133%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Blaine County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Starr County's.
Montana vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Montana's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.62 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 8.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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