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Colorado vs Delaware Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Delaware has 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²). Colorado's land area is 53.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado's total area is 41.8 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Delaware is 98 miles (158 km). Colorado's north-south length is 4.8 times (377%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km). Colorado's east-west width is 4.0 times (303%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Delaware's is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m). Mount Elbert is 13,972 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Delaware's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Delaware Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Delaware has 1,051,917 (2024). Colorado's population is 5.7 times (466%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Delaware: 539.9. Delaware's population density is 9.4 times (839%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Delaware's is Wilmington with 73,176. Denver's population is 10.0 times (896%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Delaware's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 89 years.
Colorado vs Delaware Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Delaware's $111.0 billion. Colorado's economic output is 5.0 times (402%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Delaware: $105,495. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Colorado's.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs Delaware: $68,061 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Delaware's.
Colorado vs Delaware Counties
Number of counties: Colorado has 64 counties, while Delaware has 3. Colorado's county count is 21.3 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Delaware's is Sussex County at 936 square miles. Las Animas County's land area is 5.1 times (410%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 12.9 times larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county: Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people). El Paso County's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people). Kent County's population is 258.0 times larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county: Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647). Pitkin County's income is 3.7 times (273%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Delaware: Kent County ($55,474). Kent County's income is 2.0 times (104%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Delaware Taxes
State income tax: Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%. Delaware's top rate is 2.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Delaware: 0.47% of home value per year. Colorado's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Delaware: 0%. Colorado's combined rate is 7.89 percentage points higher.
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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.