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Alaska vs New Jersey Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²). Alaska's land area is 77.7 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 76.4 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km). Alaska's north-south length is 7.1 times (611%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km). Alaska's east-west width is 12.0 times wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m). Denali is 18,437 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs New Jersey Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024). New Jersey's population is 12.8 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8. New Jersey's population density is 993.7 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303. Newark's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 49.0 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 172 years.
Alaska vs New Jersey Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 11.8 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than New Jersey's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Alaska's.
Alaska vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while New Jersey has 21. Alaska's county count is 1.4 times (43%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 182.4 times larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 9.6 times (859%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people). Bergen County's population is 3.4 times (238%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people). Salem County's population is 95.5 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843). Cumberland County's income is 1.3 times (35%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%. New Jersey's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 0.83 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%. New Jersey's combined rate is 4.78 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.