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Arizona vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.2 times (16%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Arizona and Nebraska have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 7,192 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 769 feet lower.
Arizona vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 3.8 times (278%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Arizona's population density is 2.6 times (156%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Phoenix's population is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 5.2 times (418%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 45 years.
Arizona vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 6.2 times (520%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 7.8 times (677%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 25.0 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.6 times (56%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Graham County and Johnson County have about the same income.
Arizona vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 2.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.99 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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