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Arizona vs Connecticut Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Connecticut has 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 23.5 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 20.6 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 5.9 times (488%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 4.3 times (335%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Connecticut's is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 10,244 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Connecticut's is Long Island Sound at 0 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Connecticut Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Connecticut has 3,675,069 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Connecticut: 758.9.
- Connecticut's population density is 11.4 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Connecticut's is Bridgeport with 151,599.
- Phoenix's population is 11.0 times larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Connecticut's Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 124 years.
Arizona vs Connecticut Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Connecticut's $356.8 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Connecticut: $97,096.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Connecticut: $95,067 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Connecticut Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Connecticut has 9.
- Arizona's county count is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Connecticut's is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 18.1 times larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 8.8 times (782%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 10.4 times larger than Greenlee County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.3 times (129%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Graham County's.
Arizona vs Connecticut Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 4.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Connecticut: 1.66% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Connecticut: 6.35%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 2.19 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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