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Connecticut vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 15.9 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 14.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 6.8 times (581%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 4.5 times (346%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 3,052 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Connecticut's population density is 29.1 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 79 years.
Connecticut vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Connecticut and Nebraska have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Nebraska's.
Connecticut vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 10.3 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 5.8 times (480%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 259.8 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Johnson County's.
Connecticut vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 2.44 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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