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ALASKA VS IOWAOverlaid at the same scaleAlaska665,725 sq mi (1,724,220 km²)Iowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Alaska is 11.8 times larger than Iowa. brilliantmaps.com

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Alaska vs Iowa Geography

Land area

  • Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Iowa has 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²).
  • Alaska's land area is 10.2 times larger than Iowa's.

Total area

  • Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Alaska's total area is 11.8 times larger than Iowa's.

Length

  • Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Iowa is 216 miles (347 km).
  • Alaska's north-south length is 5.6 times (456%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km).
  • Alaska's east-west width is 4.6 times (361%) wider than Iowa's.

Highest point

  • Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Iowa's is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m).
  • Denali is 18,566 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Iowa's is Mississippi River at 480 feet.
  • Alaska's lowest point is 480 feet lower.

Alaska vs Iowa Population and History

Population

  • Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Iowa has 3,241,488 (2024).
  • Iowa's population is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Alaska's.

Population density

  • Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Iowa: 58.0.
  • Iowa's population density is 44.6 times higher than Alaska's.

Biggest city

  • Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Iowa's is Des Moines with 213,096.
  • Anchorage's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Des Moines'.

Largest metro area

  • Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Iowa's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
  • Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.

History

  • Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 113 years.

Alaska vs Iowa Economy

GDP

  • Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Iowa's $265.8 billion.
  • Iowa's economic output is 3.7 times (271%) larger than Alaska's.

GDP per capita

  • Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Iowa: $81,998.
  • Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Iowa's.

Average income

  • Alaska: $76,234 vs Iowa: $65,225 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Alaska's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Iowa's.

Alaska vs Iowa Counties

Number of counties

  • Alaska has 30 counties, while Iowa has 99.
  • Iowa's county count is 3.3 times (230%) higher than Alaska's.

Biggest county by area

  • Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Iowa's is Kossuth County at 973 square miles.
  • Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 149.9 times larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi).
  • Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Dickinson County's.

Most populous county

  • Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people).
  • Polk County's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.

Least populous county

  • Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people).
  • Adams County's population is 5.2 times (423%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.

Richest county

  • Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211).
  • Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134).
  • Decatur County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.

Alaska vs Iowa Taxes

State income tax

  • Alaska has no state income tax, while Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%.
  • Iowa's top rate is 3.8 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Iowa: 1.29% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Iowa: 6.94%.
  • Iowa's combined rate is 5.12 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.