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Alaska vs Louisiana Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²). Alaska's land area is 13.2 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 12.7 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km). Alaska's north-south length is 4.0 times (299%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km). Alaska's east-west width is 4.3 times (334%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m). Denali is 19,702 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Alaska vs Louisiana Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024). Louisiana's population is 6.2 times (521%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4. Louisiana's population density is 81.8 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701. New Orleans' population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230). New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 147 years.
Alaska vs Louisiana Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 4.6 times (360%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Louisiana's.
Alaska vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Louisiana has 64. Louisiana's county count is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 109.9 times larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people). East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people). Tensas Parish's population is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.9 times (92%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751). Kusilvak Census Area and East Carroll Parish have about the same income.
Alaska vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%. Louisiana's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%. Louisiana's combined rate is 8.31 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.