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Nebraska vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²). Nebraska's land area is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 1.8 times (75%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 1.5 times (51%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m). Panorama Point is 2,218 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet. Pennsylvania's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024). Pennsylvania's population is 6.5 times (552%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3. Pennsylvania's population density is 11.2 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916. Philadelphia's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 6.3 times (532%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 80 years.
Nebraska vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion. Pennsylvania's economic output is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income: Nebraska: $72,701 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nebraska and Pennsylvania have about the same average income.
Nebraska vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties: Nebraska has 93 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67. Nebraska's county count is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area: Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles. Cherry County's land area is 4.8 times (385%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area: Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi). Sarpy County's land area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county: Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people). Philadelphia County's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county: Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people). Cameron County's population is 11.6 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county: Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883). Pierce County and Chester County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234). Johnson County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Forest County's.
Nebraska vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax: Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%. Nebraska's top rate is 1.48 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year. Nebraska's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%. Nebraska's combined rate is 0.64 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.