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Alabama vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 459 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Alabama vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 29 years.
Alabama vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Baldwin County and Marathon County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Greene County's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.5 times (46%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 2.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.87 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 3.74 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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