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Pennsylvania vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 5.8 times (484%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 5.8 times (483%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.8 times (185%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 2.5 times (153%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 5,520 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 2.4 times (144%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Philadelphia's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 58 years.
Pennsylvania vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania and Texas have about the same average income.
Pennsylvania vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Pennsylvania has 67 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Pennsylvania's largest county is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Montour County and Rockwall County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Philadelphia County's.
Least populous county
- Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Cameron County's population is 90.6 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.0 times (99%) richer than Chester County's.
Poorest county
- Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Starr County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Forest County's.
Pennsylvania vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Pennsylvania's top rate is 3.07 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Pennsylvania: 1.16% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Pennsylvania: 6.34% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 1.86 percentage points higher.
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