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Alabama vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.4 times (45%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 805 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 2.9 times (187%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 6.8 times (583%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 32 years.
Alabama vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Alabama and Pennsylvania have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Greene County's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Cameron County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Bullock County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Forest County's.
Alabama vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Alabama's top rate is 1.93 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.78 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 3.12 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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