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Alabama vs New York Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama and New York have about the same total area.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 2,930 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs New York Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 4.1 times (314%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 36.8 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 31 years.
Alabama vs New York Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 7.1 times (614%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (85%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while New York has 62.
- Alabama's county count is 1.1 times (8%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 23.6 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Greene County's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.9 times (188%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 5.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 1.07 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 0.92 percentage points higher.
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