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Delaware vs Indiana Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²). Indiana's land area is 18.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water. Indiana's total area is 14.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km). Indiana's north-south length is 2.8 times (182%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km). Indiana's east-west width is 2.0 times (101%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m). Hoosier Hill is 805 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Delaware vs Indiana Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024). Indiana's population is 6.6 times (558%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3. Delaware's population density is 2.8 times (179%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484. Indianapolis' population is 12.2 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576). Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 29 years.
Delaware vs Indiana Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion. Indiana's economic output is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Indiana: $75,028. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Indiana's.
Delaware vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Indiana has 92. Indiana's county count is 30.7 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles. Sussex County's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 4.9 times (395%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people). Marion County's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people). Kent County's population is 32.1 times larger than Ohio County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283). Hamilton County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940). Kent County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Miami County's.
Delaware vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%. Delaware's top rate is 3.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year. Indiana's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%. Indiana's combined rate is 7 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.