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Alabama vs Colorado Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Colorado has 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Colorado is 467 miles (751 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.8 times (83%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Colorado's is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m).
- Mount Elbert is 12,017 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Colorado's is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Alabama vs Colorado Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Colorado has 5,957,493 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Colorado: 57.5.
- Alabama's population density is 1.8 times (77%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Colorado's is Denver with 729,019.
- Denver's population is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Colorado's Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 57 years.
Alabama vs Colorado Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Colorado's $557.6 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Colorado: $93,602.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Colorado: $83,055 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Colorado Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Colorado has 64.
- Alabama and Colorado have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Colorado's is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 16.2 times larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people).
- El Paso County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people).
- Greene County's population is 9.5 times (854%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044).
- Pitkin County's income is 3.7 times (265%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232).
- Bullock County's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Crowley County's.
Alabama vs Colorado Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%.
- Alabama's top rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Colorado: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Colorado's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Colorado: 7.89%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 1.57 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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