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Colorado vs Georgia Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,644 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Georgia Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7.
- Georgia's population density is 3.4 times (237%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070.
- Denver's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 88 years.
Colorado vs Georgia Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Georgia: $78,841.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Georgia's.
Colorado vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Georgia has 159.
- Georgia's county count is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi).
- Clarke County's land area is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people).
- Fulton County's population is 1.4 times (45%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.5 times (147%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119).
- Crowley County and Wheeler County have about the same income.
Colorado vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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