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Alabama vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Alabama and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.9 times (93%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 11,383 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Alabama vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 8.8 times (778%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Alabama's population density is 16.7 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Huntsville's population is 3.5 times (251%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 11.7 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 71 years.
Alabama vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 6.3 times (532%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Alabama's county count is 2.9 times (191%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 6.6 times (556%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 3.7 times (275%) larger than Etowah County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 6.5 times (553%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Greene County's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 7.1 times (608%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Alabama's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.19 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 4.07 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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