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Georgia vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²). Georgia's land area is 7.4 times (640%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 5.6 times (463%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km). Georgia's north-south length is 2.7 times (165%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km). Georgia's east-west width is 1.9 times (85%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m). Brasstown Bald is 1,289 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024). Georgia's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8. Massachusetts' population density is 4.7 times (372%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458. Boston's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
Georgia vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Massachusetts has 14. Georgia's county count is 11.4 times higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles. Worcester County's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi). Clarke County's land area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people). Middlesex County's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people). Nantucket County's population is 9.1 times (806%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250). Nantucket County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432). Hampshire County's income is 2.5 times (151%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%. Massachusetts's top rate is 3.81 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year. Massachusetts's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%. Georgia's combined rate is 1.31 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.