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New York vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- New York and North Carolina have about the same land area.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York and North Carolina have about the same total area.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 1,339 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- New York's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- New York's population density is 1.9 times (86%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- New York's population is 9.0 times (799%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 6.9 times (592%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 1 years.
New York vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- New York's economic output is 2.8 times (175%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than North Carolina's.
New York vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.6 times (61%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 7.6 times (661%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Wake County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- New York County's income is 2.4 times (137%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Warren County's.
New York vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- New York's top rate is 6.91 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.84 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.44 percentage points higher.
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