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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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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.