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Alabama vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 5.7 times (466%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 5.6 times (461%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 1.8 times (84%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 2.2 times (123%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 3,872 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 3.7 times (266%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 1.5 times (55%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Huntsville's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs New Hampshire'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.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 31 years.
Alabama vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 2.7 times (173%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Alabama's county count is 6.7 times (570%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Alabama's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 9.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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