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New Hampshire vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 10.8 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 10.5 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.8 times (80%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 4.3 times (332%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 7,511 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- New Hampshire's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- New Hampshire's population density is 25.8 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Manchester's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 49.4 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 102 years.
New Hampshire vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- New Hampshire and Wyoming have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire and Wyoming have about the same average income.
New Hampshire vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 2.3 times (130%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 5.8 times (481%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 5.5 times (445%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 4.2 times (323%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Coos County's population is 13.5 times larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.3 times (432%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Coos County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Uinta County's.
New Hampshire vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Wyoming's combined rate is 5.39 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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