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Alabama vs New Jersey Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 6.9 times (589%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 6.0 times (501%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 607 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs New Jersey Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8.
- New Jersey's population density is 12.7 times higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303.
- Newark's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 16.7 times larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 32 years.
Alabama vs New Jersey Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 2.6 times (160%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while New Jersey has 21.
- Alabama's county count is 3.2 times (219%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 11.6 times larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people).
- Bergen County's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people).
- Salem County's population is 9.2 times (824%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042).
- Somerset County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 5.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 2.86 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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