Posted in Texas
September 23, 2017
10 Statistics About Texas That Are Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind
Texas is a pretty big state – the second biggest in the nation, as a matter of fact. And we actually have a population to show for it, unlike Alaska, which is full of ice, bears, and a few people. These 10 statistics about our state will really put into perspective just how enormous it is.
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Texas has almost 404 billion gallons of crude oil reserves, or 32% of the entire nation's.
Our GDP is $1.43 trillion - larger than that of Spain, South Korea, Mexico, and almost equal to that of Russia.
28,690 machine guns vs. 6,740 students at Rice. Mind-blowing, right?
Our state is considered the leader in U.S. wind energy. Roscoe Wind Farm is nearly five times the size of Manhatten with a 781-megawatt capacity.
We're the second-largest state in the nation with an area of 268,820 square miles, or 7.4% of the entire U.S. Rhode Island's area is only 1214 square miles.
At $7.4 billion or 57% of our annual agricultural cash receipts, cattle production is the largest, most successful segment of Texas agriculture.
We're one of only 32 states that allows the death penalty, and 40% of all executions have taken place here since 1976.
Cotton brings in $1.9 billion, greenhouse/nursery $1.5 billion, broilers $1.3 billion, and dairy products $947 million.
Houston has a population of a little over 2 million, San Antonio almost 1.5 million, and Dallas 1.25 million.
Georgia comes in at #2, and we still have 90 more counties than it does.
Can you believe that these are true? What other mind-blowing statistics about Texas would you add to the list?
