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Georgia vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²). Georgia's land area is 55.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 38.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km). Georgia's north-south length is 5.3 times (434%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km). Georgia's east-west width is 8.2 times (717%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m). Brasstown Bald is 3,967 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024). Georgia's population is 10.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8. Rhode Island's population density is 5.6 times (455%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706. Atlanta's population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 2 years.
Georgia vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion. Georgia's economic output is 11.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265. Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income). Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Rhode Island has 5. Georgia's county count is 31.8 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles. Ware County's land area is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi). Clarke County's land area is 5.0 times (395%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people). Fulton County's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people). Bristol County's population is 31.0 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923). Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040). Providence County's income is 2.3 times (134%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%. Rhode Island's top rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year. Rhode Island's rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%. Georgia's combined rate is 0.56 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.