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Alaska vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 63.8 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 71.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 6.7 times (567%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 16.3 times wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Denali is 13,958 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- New Hampshire's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 121.1 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Anchorage's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 12.3 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 171 years.
Alaska vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Alaska's.
Alaska vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Alaska's county count is 3.0 times (200%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 81.2 times larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 45.1 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Alaska's combined rate is 1.82 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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