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Alaska vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 5.9 times (488%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 6.8 times (581%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 3.7 times (271%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.8 times (277%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Denali is 6,447 feet higher than Gannett Peak.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Alaska vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Alaska's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Wyoming's population density is 4.7 times (369%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Anchorage's population is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Anchorage, AK metro area's population is 4.0 times (300%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 69 years.
Alaska vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Alaska's economic output is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Wyoming's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Alaska's.
Alaska vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Alaska's county count is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 14.0 times larger than Sweetwater County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Skagway Municipality's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Anchorage Municipality's population is 2.8 times (185%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 3.3 times (233%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 3.4 times (236%) richer than Bristol Bay Borough's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.49 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Wyoming's combined rate is 3.57 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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