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Alaska vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 15.9 times larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 18.3 times larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 4.4 times (335%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 8.0 times (700%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Denali is 18,980 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Alaska vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 9.4 times (836%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Indiana's population density is 148.7 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Indianapolis' population is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 23.1 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 143 years.
Alaska vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 7.3 times (626%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Indiana's.
Alaska vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 3.1 times (207%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 221.8 times larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 5.1 times (414%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Marion County's population is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Ohio County's population is 8.7 times (769%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Miami County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 5.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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