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Georgia vs Idaho Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Idaho has 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²). Idaho's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²), including inland and coastal water. Idaho's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Idaho is 483 miles (778 km). Idaho's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km). Georgia and Idaho have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Idaho's is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m). Borah Peak is 7,853 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Idaho's is Snake River at 718 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Georgia vs Idaho Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Idaho has 2,001,619 (2024). Georgia's population is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Idaho: 24.2. Georgia's population density is 8.0 times (700%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Idaho's is Boise with 237,963. Atlanta's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Idaho's Boise City, ID metro area (845,877). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 7.6 times (658%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 102 years.
Georgia vs Idaho Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Idaho's $129.0 billion. Georgia's economic output is 6.8 times (583%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Idaho: $64,457. Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Idaho: $62,323 average income per person (per capita personal income). Georgia and Idaho have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Idaho Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Idaho has 44. Georgia's county count is 3.6 times (261%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Idaho's is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles. Idaho County's land area is 9.4 times (843%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi). Payette County's land area is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people). Fulton County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Idaho: Clark County (794 people). Taliaferro County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Clark County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612). Blaine County's income is 1.8 times (82%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Idaho: Madison County ($29,485). Madison County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Idaho Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%. Idaho's top rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Idaho: 0.43% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Idaho: 6.03%. Georgia's combined rate is 1.53 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.