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Alabama vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 858 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Alabama vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 2.9 times (186%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 4.1 times (305%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 16 years.
Alabama vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Lake County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Delaware County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Bullock County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Noble County's.
Alabama vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Alabama's top rate is 2.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.84 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 2.17 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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