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Texas vs Utah Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²). Texas' land area is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Utah's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Utah's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km). Texas' north-south length is 1.9 times (85%) longer than Utah's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.9 times (190%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m). Kings Peak is 4,782 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet. Texas's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Texas vs Utah Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024). Texas' population is 8.9 times (793%) larger than Utah's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4. Texas' population density is 2.8 times (183%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783. Houston's population is 11.0 times larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 6.4 times (541%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 51 years.
Texas vs Utah Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion. Texas' economic output is 9.2 times (825%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Utah: $85,475. Texas and Utah have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas and Utah have about the same average income.
Texas vs Utah Counties
Number of counties: Texas has 254 counties, while Utah has 29. Texas' county count is 8.8 times (776%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area: Texas's largest county is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles. San Juan County's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area: Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi). Davis County's land area is 2.6 times (155%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people). Harris County's population is 4.1 times (312%) larger than Salt Lake County's.
Least populous county: Texas: Loving County (48 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people). Daggett County's population is 19.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Texas: Loving County ($220,625 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510). Summit County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Loving County's.
Poorest county: Texas: Starr County ($34,180 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179). Beaver County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Starr County's.
Texas vs Utah Taxes
State income tax: Texas has no state income tax, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%. Utah's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Texas: 1.31% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Texas: 8.2% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%. Texas's combined rate is 0.78 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.