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Iowa vs New York Geography
Land area: Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Iowa's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Iowa and New York have about the same total area.
Length: Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). New York's north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than Iowa's.
Width: Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). New York's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point: Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 3,666 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point: Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs New York Population and History
Population: Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 6.1 times (513%) larger than Iowa's.
Population density: Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 7.3 times (627%) higher than Iowa's.
Biggest city: Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 39.8 times larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area: Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New York'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 19.9 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state. New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 58 years.
Iowa vs New York Economy
GDP: Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 8.7 times (774%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita: Iowa: $81,998 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Iowa's.
Average income: Iowa: $65,225 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Iowa's.
Iowa vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Iowa has 99 counties, while New York has 62. Iowa's county count is 1.6 times (60%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Kossuth County's.
Smallest county by area: Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). Dickinson County's land area is 16.8 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 5.1 times (407%) larger than Polk County's.
Least populous county: Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Adams County's.
Richest county: Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Mitchell County's.
Poorest county: Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Decatur County and Allegany County have about the same income.
Iowa vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 7.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. New York's combined rate is 1.6 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.