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New York vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²). Wisconsin's land area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wisconsin's total area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km). Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km). New York's east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m). Mount Marcy is 3,389 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet. New York's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
New York vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024). New York's population is 3.3 times (233%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0. New York's population density is 3.8 times (283%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531. New York's population is 15.0 times larger than Milwaukee'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 Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 60 years.
New York vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion. New York's economic output is 5.1 times (412%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044. New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income: New York: $85,552 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Wisconsin's.
New York vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties: New York has 62 counties, while Wisconsin has 72. Wisconsin's county count is 1.2 times (16%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area: New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi). Pepin County's land area is 10.2 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people). Kings County's population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county: New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people). Hamilton County's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county: New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947). New York County's income is 2.0 times (97%) richer than Ozaukee County's.
Poorest county: New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696). Allegany County and Menominee County have about the same income.
New York vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax: New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%. New York's top rate is 3.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax: New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%. New York's combined rate is 2.82 percentage points higher.
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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.