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Delaware vs Tennessee Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²). Tennessee's land area is 21.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water. Tennessee's total area is 16.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km). Tennessee's north-south length is 1.9 times (95%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 5.2 times (418%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Clingmans Dome is 6,174 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Delaware vs Tennessee Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024). Tennessee's population is 6.9 times (587%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3. Delaware's population density is 3.1 times (208%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963. Nashville's population is 9.6 times (863%) 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 Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 9 years.
Delaware vs Tennessee Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion. Tennessee's economic output is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Tennessee have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Tennessee has 95. Tennessee's county count is 31.7 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles. Sussex County's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people). Shelby County's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people). Kent County's population is 37.7 times larger than Pickett County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704). Williamson County's income is 1.9 times (90%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572). Kent County's income is 1.8 times (76%) richer than Lake County's.
Delaware vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Tennessee has no state income tax. Delaware's top rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year. Delaware's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%. Tennessee's combined rate is 9.61 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.