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Arizona vs Georgia Geography
Land area: Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²). Arizona's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arizona's total area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km). Arizona's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km). Arizona's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m). Humphreys Peak is 7,842 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Georgia Population and History
Population: Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024). Georgia's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density: Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7. Georgia's population density is 2.9 times (190%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city: Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070. Phoenix's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area: Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History: Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 124 years.
Arizona vs Georgia Economy
GDP: Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita: Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Georgia: $78,841. Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income: Arizona: $65,798 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income). Arizona and Georgia have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties: Arizona has 15 counties, while Georgia has 159. Georgia's county count is 10.6 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area: Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles. Coconino County's land area is 20.7 times larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi). Santa Cruz County's land area is 10.4 times larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people). Maricopa County's population is 4.3 times (329%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county: Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people). Greenlee County's population is 5.8 times (481%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238). Fulton County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county: Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119). Graham County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Arizona vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax: Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%. Georgia's top rate is 2.69 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%. Arizona's combined rate is 0.98 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.