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New Jersey vs Texas Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 35.5 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 30.8 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 4.8 times (378%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 6.0 times (502%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 6,932 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs Texas Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than New Jersey's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. New Jersey's population density is 10.8 times higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 7.5 times (653%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 58 years.
New Jersey vs Texas Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 3.3 times (227%) larger than New Jersey's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Texas: $88,517. New Jersey and Texas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: New Jersey: $84,893 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Texas'.
New Jersey vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: New Jersey has 21 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 12.1 times higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 7.7 times (674%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 5.1 times (412%) larger than Bergen County's.
Least populous county: New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Salem County's population is 1,372.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 1.8 times (82%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county: New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Cumberland County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Starr County's.
New Jersey vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Texas has no state income tax. New Jersey's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.6 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.