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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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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.