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Alabama vs Georgia Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km).
- Alabama and Georgia have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.6 times (62%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 2,373 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Georgia Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7.
- Georgia's population density is 1.9 times (90%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070.
- Atlanta's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 5.4 times (438%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 31 years.
Alabama vs Georgia Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Georgia: $78,841.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Georgia has 159.
- Georgia's county count is 2.4 times (137%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people).
- Fulton County's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people).
- Greene County's population is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238).
- Fulton County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119).
- Bullock County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Alabama vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 1.9 percentage points higher.
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