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Arizona vs Louisiana Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 12,087 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 79 feet lower.
Arizona vs Louisiana Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4.
- Louisiana's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701.
- Phoenix's population is 4.6 times (361%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 5.4 times (437%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 100 years.
Arizona vs Louisiana Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Louisiana's.
Arizona vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Louisiana has 64.
- Louisiana's county count is 4.3 times (327%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 14.0 times larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 10.3 times larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398).
- St. Tammany Parish's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751).
- Graham County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Arizona vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%.
- Louisiana's top rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year.
- Louisiana's rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 1.59 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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