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Nebraska vs New Jersey Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²). Nebraska's land area is 10.4 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 8.9 times (787%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 2.9 times (194%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 3.6 times (260%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m). Panorama Point is 3,630 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Jersey's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs New Jersey Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024). New Jersey's population is 4.7 times (374%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8. New Jersey's population density is 49.5 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303. Omaha's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 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 19.9 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th 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 80 years.
Nebraska vs New Jersey Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than New Jersey's.
Average income: Nebraska: $72,701 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Nebraska's.
Nebraska vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties: Nebraska has 93 counties, while New Jersey has 21. Nebraska's county count is 4.4 times (343%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles. Cherry County's land area is 7.5 times (646%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi). Sarpy County's land area is 5.2 times (415%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people). Bergen County's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county: Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people). Salem County's population is 175.2 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county: Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042). Somerset County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county: Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843). Cumberland County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Johnson County's.
Nebraska vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax: Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%. New Jersey's top rate is 6.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%. Nebraska's combined rate is 0.38 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.