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Alaska vs Delaware Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Delaware has 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²). Alaska's land area is 293.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 267.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Delaware is 98 miles (158 km). Alaska's north-south length is 12.3 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km). Alaska's east-west width is 16.1 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Delaware's is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m). Denali is 19,785 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Delaware's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Delaware Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Delaware has 1,051,917 (2024). Delaware's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Delaware: 539.9. Delaware's population density is 415.3 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Delaware's is Wilmington with 73,176. Anchorage's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Delaware'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 15.5 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 172 years.
Alaska vs Delaware Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Delaware's $111.0 billion. Delaware's economic output is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Delaware: $105,495. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Alaska's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Delaware: $68,061 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Delaware's.
Alaska vs Delaware Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Delaware has 3. Alaska's county count is 10.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Delaware's is Sussex County at 936 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 155.7 times larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi). Skagway Municipality and New Castle County have about the same land area.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people). New Castle County's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people). Kent County's population is 279.3 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 2.2 times (115%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Delaware: Kent County ($55,474). Kent County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Delaware Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%. Delaware's top rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Delaware: 0.47% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.59 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Delaware: 0%. Alaska's combined rate is 1.82 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.