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Alabama vs Alaska Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Alaska has 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 11.3 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 12.7 times larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 3.6 times (263%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 7.3 times (628%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Alaska's is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m).
- Denali is 17,830 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Alaska's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Alaska Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Alaska has 740,133 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 7.0 times (597%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Alaska: 1.3.
- Alabama's population density is 78.3 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Alaska's is Anchorage with 289,600.
- Anchorage's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Alaska's Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 140 years.
Alabama vs Alaska Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Alaska's $71.6 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Alaska: $96,695.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Alaska: $76,234 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Alaska Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Alaska has 30.
- Alabama's county count is 2.2 times (123%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Alaska's is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 91.7 times larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Skagway Municipality's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people).
- Greene County's population is 10.3 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 2.1 times (110%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765).
- Bullock County and Kusilvak Census Area have about the same income.
Alabama vs Alaska Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Alaska has no state income tax.
- Alabama's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Alaska: 1.06% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Alaska: 1.82%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 7.64 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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