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Arizona vs Georgia Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 7,842 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Georgia Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7.
- Georgia's population density is 2.9 times (190%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070.
- Phoenix's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 124 years.
Arizona vs Georgia Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Georgia: $78,841.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona and Georgia have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Georgia has 159.
- Georgia's county count is 10.6 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 20.7 times larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 10.4 times larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 4.3 times (329%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 5.8 times (481%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238).
- Fulton County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119).
- Graham County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Arizona vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%.
- Georgia's top rate is 2.69 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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