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Georgia vs New Jersey Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²). Georgia's land area is 7.8 times (685%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 6.8 times (582%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km). Georgia's north-south length is 1.9 times (93%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km). Georgia's east-west width is 2.7 times (166%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m). Brasstown Bald is 2,980 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs New Jersey Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024). Georgia's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than New Jersey's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8. New Jersey's population density is 6.7 times (567%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303. Atlanta's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs New Jersey'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 (211%) larger than Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 1 years.
Georgia vs New Jersey Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion. Georgia and New Jersey have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.3 times (35%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while New Jersey has 21. Georgia's county count is 7.6 times (657%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles. Ware County's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi). Clarke County's land area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people). Fulton County's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Bergen County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people). Salem County's population is 40.7 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042). Somerset County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843). Cumberland County's income is 1.9 times (95%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%. New Jersey's top rate is 5.56 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%. Georgia's combined rate is 0.96 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.