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District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²). Wisconsin's land area is 887.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wisconsin's total area is 958.4 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km). Wisconsin's north-south length is 28.3 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km). Wisconsin's east-west width is 26.9 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m). Timms Hill is 1,517 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet. District of Columbia's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024). Wisconsin's population is 8.5 times (749%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0. District of Columbia's population density is 104.5 times higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531. Washington's population is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 58 years.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion. Wisconsin's economic output is 2.5 times (146%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.5 times (245%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Wisconsin's.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Wisconsin has 72. Wisconsin's county count is 72.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles. Marathon County's land area is 25.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi). Pepin County's land area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people). Milwaukee County's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people). District of Columbia's population is 163.8 times larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947). District of Columbia and Ozaukee County have about the same income.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696). District of Columbia's income is 2.5 times (154%) richer than Menominee County's.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%. District of Columbia's top rate is 3.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year. Wisconsin's rate is 0.62 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%. District of Columbia's combined rate is 0.28 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.