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Alaska vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²). Alaska's land area is 73.2 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 63.1 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km). Alaska's north-south length is 9.8 times (876%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km). Alaska's east-west width is 8.3 times (735%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m). Denali is 16,746 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 9.6 times (864%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8. Massachusetts' population density is 703.7 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458. Boston's population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 12.3 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 171 years.
Alaska vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 10.9 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Alaska's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Alaska's.
Alaska vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Massachusetts has 14. Alaska's county count is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 96.5 times larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 9.6 times (859%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people). Middlesex County's population is 5.8 times (476%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people). Nantucket County's population is 21.3 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Nantucket County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432). Hampshire County's income is 1.7 times (73%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%. Massachusetts's top rate is 9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%. Massachusetts's combined rate is 4.43 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.