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The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
As of January 1, 2021, Texas has proved recoverable petroleum reserves of about 15.6 billion barrels (2.48 × 10 9 m 3) of crude oil (44% of the known U.S. reserves) and 9.5 billion barrels (1.51 × 10 9 m 3) of natural gas liquids. [275] [276] The state's refineries can process 5.95 million barrels (946,000 m 3) of oil a day.
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
The location of the State of Texas in the United States of America. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Texas: Texas – second-most populous and the second-most extensive of the 50 states of the United States of America. Texas borders Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico in the South Central United States.
Imagine a metro area with nearly 34 million people. This Texas metropolitan area will be larger than New York, L.A. by year 2100, study shows Skip to main content
Population density is defined as the population divided by land area. Data are from the US Census unless otherwise specified. Population data are for the year 2023 [2] and area data are for the year 2010. [3] Some population estimates for territories are from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]
The U.S. and Texas state flags fly outside the state Capitol building, in Austin, Texas, on July 12, 2021.
Urban area Country Built-up land area (km 2) Population Urban population density (per km 2) Greater Los Angeles United States: 87,940 18,316,743 541.1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area) United States: 26,390 9,710,000 953 New York City (New York City Metropolitan Area) United States: 12,093 20,902,000 1,728 Boston–Providence United ...