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OHIO VS TEXASOverlaid at the same scaleOhio44,826 sq mi (116,098 km²)Texas268,599 sq mi (695,668 km²)Texas is 6.0 times (499%) larger than Ohio. brilliantmaps.com

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Ohio vs Texas Geography

Land area

  • Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
  • Texas' land area is 6.4 times (539%) larger than Ohio's.

Total area

  • Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Texas' total area is 6.0 times (499%) larger than Ohio's.

Length

  • Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
  • Texas' north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than Ohio's.

Width

  • Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
  • Texas' east-west width is 2.5 times (145%) wider than Ohio's.

Highest point

  • Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
  • Guadalupe Peak is 7,183 feet higher than Campbell Hill.

Lowest point

  • Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
  • Texas's lowest point is 455 feet lower.

Ohio vs Texas Population and History

Population

  • Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
  • Texas' population is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Ohio's.

Population density

  • Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
  • Ohio's population density is 2.4 times (143%) higher than Texas'.

Biggest city

  • Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
  • Houston's population is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Columbus'.

Largest metro area

  • Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.

History

  • Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
  • Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
  • In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 42 years.

Ohio vs Texas Economy

GDP

  • Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
  • Texas' economic output is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Ohio's.

GDP per capita

  • Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
  • Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Ohio's.

Average income

  • Ohio: $64,464 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Texas' average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Ohio's.

Ohio vs Texas Counties

Number of counties

  • Ohio has 88 counties, while Texas has 254.
  • Texas' county count is 2.9 times (189%) higher than Ohio's.

Biggest county by area

  • Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
  • Brewster County's land area is 8.8 times (780%) larger than Ashtabula County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
  • Lake County's land area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Rockwall County's.

Most populous county

  • Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
  • Harris County's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Franklin County's.

Least populous county

  • Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
  • Vinton County's population is 261.4 times larger than Loving County's.

Richest county

  • Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
  • Loving County's income is 2.3 times (128%) richer than Delaware County's.

Poorest county

  • Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
  • Noble County and Starr County have about the same income.

Ohio vs Texas Taxes

State income tax

  • Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while Texas has no state income tax.
  • Ohio's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
  • Texas's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
  • Texas's combined rate is 0.91 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.