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Delaware vs New York Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). New York's land area is 24.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. New York's total area is 21.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). New York's north-south length is 3.2 times (218%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). New York's east-west width is 4.3 times (332%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 4,885 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs New York Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 18.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. Delaware's population density is 1.3 times (28%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 115.9 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 New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (215%) 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. New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 1 years.
Delaware vs New York Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 20.9 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Delaware's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Delaware's.
Delaware vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while New York has 62. New York's county count is 20.7 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 18.8 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 4.5 times (345%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Kent County's population is 37.9 times larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 2.9 times (195%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Kent County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Allegany County's.
Delaware vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 4.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. New York's combined rate is 8.54 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.