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Texas vs Wyoming Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²). Texas' land area is 2.7 times (169%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.5 times (149%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.9 times (90%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m). Gannett Peak is 5,058 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet. Texas's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Texas vs Wyoming Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024). Texas' population is 53.3 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1. Texas' population density is 19.6 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704. Houston's population is 36.4 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 82.0 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 45 years.
Texas vs Wyoming Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion. Texas' economic output is 53.8 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639. Texas and Wyoming have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Texas'.
Texas vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties: Texas has 254 counties, while Wyoming has 23. Texas' county count is 11.0 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area: Texas's largest county is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles. Sweetwater County's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Brewster County's.
Smallest county by area: Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi). Hot Springs County's land area is 15.8 times larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people). Harris County's population is 49.2 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county: Texas: Loving County (48 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people). Niobrara County's population is 47.9 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Texas: Loving County ($220,625 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903). Teton County's income is 2.4 times (142%) richer than Loving County's.
Poorest county: Texas: Starr County ($34,180 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370). Uinta County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Starr County's.
Texas vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax: Texas has no state income tax, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
Property tax: Texas: 1.31% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.74 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Texas: 8.2% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%. Texas's combined rate is 2.81 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.