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How big is Montana compared to Texas?

How big is Montana compared to Texas? Compare cited land area and population, see real outlines at a shared area scale, and inspect calculated population density.

Texas has 1.79× the land area of Montana. Texas has 27.7× the listed population of Montana. Density is calculated from the cited figures.

Shared land-area scaleEqual Earth projection
Montana and Texas compared by land areaMontana and Texas are drawn on the same area scale. The smaller outline remains proportionally smaller. The two outlines are side by side and are not independently resized.
Actual boundaries, centered independently; outline area remains proportional between places.

The figures behind the map

Land area, population and calculated density

At a glance

Compare the figures

Each bar starts at zero. The longest bar is the highest value shown for that measure, not a rating.

Land areakm²
  1. Montana376,974 km²
  2. Texas676,659 km²
Populationpeople
  1. Montana1,144,694
  2. Texas31,709,821
Population densitypeople/km² · calculated
  1. Montana3 people/km²
  2. Texas47 people/km²

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Land area, population, and calculated density for Montana and Texas. Each colored bar is proportional to the larger value in its row.
MeasureMontanaTexas
Land area145,550 sq miU.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026261,259 sq miU.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026
Population1,144,694 peopleU.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 202531,709,821 peopleU.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025
Calculated density3 people/km²Calculated from the values above47 people/km²Calculated from the values above

Density is calculated as population ÷ land area converted to km². Source years are shown separately; the calculation may combine different years.

Calculated from the cited values

Land area, population and density differences

The land-area gap is about 1.02 × Arizona's land area (299,685 km², calculated).

Texas has 27.7× the listed population of Montana.

Texas has 15.4× the calculated population density of Montana.

Land area is shown in km² in the charts so the bars use the same unit.