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Iowa vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Iowa's land area is 54.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Iowa's total area is 36.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Iowa's north-south length is 3.5 times (254%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Iowa's east-west width is 8.0 times (698%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Hawkeye Point is 858 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Iowa's population is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 18.5 times higher than Iowa's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Des Moines' population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 56 years.
Iowa vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Iowa: $65,225 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Iowa's.
Iowa vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Iowa has 99 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Iowa's county count is 19.8 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Kossuth County's land area is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Dickinson County's land area is 15.8 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Polk County's.
Least populous county
- Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 13.9 times larger than Adams County's.
Richest county
- Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Mitchell County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Decatur County's.
Iowa vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 2.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Iowa's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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