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Alaska vs Georgia Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²). Alaska's land area is 9.9 times (890%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 11.2 times larger than Georgia's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km). Alaska's north-south length is 3.7 times (268%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km). Alaska's east-west width is 4.5 times (350%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m). Denali is 15,457 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Georgia Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024). Georgia's population is 15.1 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7. Georgia's population density is 149.0 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070. Atlanta's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 15.7 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 171 years.
Alaska vs Georgia Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 12.3 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Georgia: $78,841. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Georgia's.
Alaska vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Georgia has 159. Georgia's county count is 5.3 times (430%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 162.1 times larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 3.7 times (271%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people). Fulton County's population is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people). Taliaferro County's population is 2.3 times (135%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119). Kusilvak Census Area's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Alaska vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%. Georgia's top rate is 5.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%. Georgia's combined rate is 5.74 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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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.