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Alaska vs New York Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 12.1 times larger than New York's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 12.2 times larger than New York's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 3.8 times (285%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.7 times (272%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Denali is 14,900 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs New York Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 26.8 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 324.3 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 29.3 times larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 171 years.
Alaska vs New York Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 32.4 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Alaska's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Alaska's.
Alaska vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 2.1 times (107%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 54.4 times larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 19.5 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 9.0 times (804%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 7.4 times (637%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Bristol Bay Borough's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 10.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 6.72 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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