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Texas vs Virginia Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²). Texas' land area is 6.6 times (562%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 6.3 times (528%) larger than Virginia's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km). Texas' north-south length is 3.6 times (262%) longer than Virginia's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.7 times (67%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m). Guadalupe Peak is 3,001 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Virginia Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024). Texas' population is 3.6 times (255%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2. Virginia's population density is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808. Houston's population is 5.3 times (426%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 57 years.
Texas vs Virginia Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion. Texas' economic output is 3.6 times (264%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Virginia: $86,451. Texas and Virginia have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income). Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Texas'.
Texas vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties: Texas has 254 counties, while Virginia has 133. Texas' county count is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest county by area: Texas's largest county is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 6.4 times (538%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area: Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi). Rockwall County's land area is 63.6 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county: Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people). Harris County's population is 4.3 times (331%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county: Texas: Loving County (48 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people). Highland County's population is 48.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Texas: Loving County ($220,625 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624). Loving County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Arlington County's.
Poorest county: Texas: Starr County ($34,180 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032). Sussex County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Starr County's.
Texas vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax: Texas has no state income tax, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%. Virginia's top rate is 5.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Texas: 1.31% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Texas: 8.2% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%. Texas's combined rate is 2.43 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.