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Rhode Island vs Texas Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 252.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 173.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 13.2 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 18.5 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 7,919 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs Texas Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 28.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 9.0 times (798%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 12.3 times larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 4.9 times (391%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 55 years.
Rhode Island vs Texas Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 34.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island and Texas have about the same average income.
Rhode Island vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- Rhode Island has 5 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 50.8 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Rhode Island's largest county is Providence County at 410 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 15.1 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Rockwall County's land area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Bristol County's population is 1,044.7 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Providence County's income is 1.8 times (79%) richer than Starr County's.
Rhode Island vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 5.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Rhode Island: 1.07% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Rhode Island: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 1.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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