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Alabama vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 2.7 times (169%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 1.1 times (15%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m).
- Mount Greylock is 1,084 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024).
- Massachusetts' population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8.
- Massachusetts' population density is 9.0 times (799%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458.
- Boston's population is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 4.2 times (321%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 31 years.
Alabama vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Massachusetts has 14.
- Alabama's county count is 4.8 times (379%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 11.6 times larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.7 times (72%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.7 times (66%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%.
- Massachusetts's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year.
- Massachusetts's rate is 0.62 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 3.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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