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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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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.