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Nevada vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.7 times (66%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Boundary Peak is 4,385 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 9.6 times (858%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Texas' population density is 4.0 times (303%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.5 times (248%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th 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 19 years.
Nevada vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 10.3 times larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada and Texas have about the same average income.
Nevada vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 14.9 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Clark County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Esmeralda County's population is 15.0 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.0 times (102%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Pershing County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Starr County's.
Nevada vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Texas has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.84 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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