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Tennessee vs Texas Geography
Land area: Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 6.3 times (534%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 6.4 times (538%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 4.2 times (323%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point: Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 2,106 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Texas Population and History
Population: Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density: Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Tennessee's population density is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area: Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.9 times (288%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History: Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 49 years.
Tennessee vs Texas Economy
GDP: Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita: Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income: Tennessee: $66,504 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Tennessee's.
Tennessee vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Tennessee has 95 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.7 times (167%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest county by area: Tennessee's largest county is Shelby County at 753 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 8.2 times (721%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county: Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 5.5 times (450%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county: Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Pickett County's population is 106.4 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Williamson County's.
Poorest county: Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Starr County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Lake County's.
Tennessee vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Tennessee has no state income tax, while Texas has no state income tax.
Property tax: Tennessee: 0.45% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.86 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Tennessee: 9.61% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Tennessee's combined rate is 1.41 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.