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Arizona vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area: Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²). Arizona's land area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arizona's total area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km). Arizona's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km). Arizona's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m). Humphreys Peak is 10,674 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet. Arizona's lowest point is 506 feet lower.
Arizona vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population: Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024). Arizona's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density: Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0. Wisconsin's population density is 1.6 times (65%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city: Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531. Phoenix's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area: Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state. Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 64 years.
Arizona vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP: Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion. Arizona's economic output is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita: Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044. Arizona and Wisconsin have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Arizona: $65,798 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income). Arizona and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties: Arizona has 15 counties, while Wisconsin has 72. Wisconsin's county count is 4.8 times (380%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area: Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles. Coconino County's land area is 12.0 times larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area: Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi). Santa Cruz County's land area is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county: Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people). Maricopa County's population is 5.1 times (405%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county: Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people). Greenlee County's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county: Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947). Ozaukee County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county: Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696). Graham County and Menominee County have about the same income.
Arizona vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax: Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%. Wisconsin's top rate is 5.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year. Wisconsin's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%. Arizona's combined rate is 2.82 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.