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Alabama vs Delaware Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Delaware has 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 26.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 21.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Delaware is 98 miles (158 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 3.4 times (238%) longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 2.2 times (121%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Delaware's is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 1,955 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Delaware's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Delaware Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Delaware has 1,051,917 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 4.9 times (390%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Delaware: 539.9.
- Delaware's population density is 5.3 times (430%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Delaware's is Wilmington with 73,176.
- Huntsville's population is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Delaware's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 32 years.
Alabama vs Delaware Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Delaware's $111.0 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Delaware: $105,495.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Delaware: $68,061 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Delaware's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Delaware Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Delaware has 3.
- Alabama's county count is 22.3 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Delaware's is Sussex County at 936 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than New Castle County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people).
- Kent County's population is 27.0 times larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647).
- Jefferson County and Sussex County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Delaware: Kent County ($55,474).
- Kent County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Delaware Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%.
- Delaware's top rate is 1.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Delaware: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Delaware's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Delaware: 0%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 9.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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