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Alabama vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 49.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 33.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 5.4 times (443%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 5.0 times (405%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 1,594 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 10.6 times higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Huntsville's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 29 years.
Alabama vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 4.0 times (305%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Alabama's county count is 13.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 3.9 times (288%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 22.2 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Jefferson County and Providence County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 7.0 times (604%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.5 times (55%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 0.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.69 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 2.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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