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Oklahoma vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 3.8 times (281%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Oklahoma's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Oklahoma's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 3,750 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 7.6 times (664%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Texas' population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 3.4 times (235%) larger than Oklahoma City's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th 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 62 years.
Oklahoma vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 10.5 times larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Oklahoma vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Oklahoma has 77 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 3.3 times (230%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- Oklahoma's largest county is Osage County at 2,247 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 6.1 times (514%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Cimarron County's population is 44.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 1.7 times (74%) richer than Washington County's.
Poorest county
- Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Atoka County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Starr County's.
Oklahoma vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oklahoma: 0.75% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.56 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oklahoma: 9.06% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 0.86 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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