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New York vs Texas Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 5.5 times (454%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 4.9 times (392%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.6 times (159%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.9 times (87%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 3,395 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Texas Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than New York's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- New York's population density is 3.5 times (252%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- New York's population is 3.5 times (255%) larger than Houston's.
Largest metro area
- New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 57 years.
New York vs Texas Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than New York's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Texas'.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Texas'.
New York vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 4.1 times (310%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 2.3 times (131%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Rockwall County's land area is 5.6 times (460%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Kings County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 105.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- New York County and Loving County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Allegany County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Starr County's.
New York vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- New York's top rate is 10.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- New York's combined rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
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