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Arizona vs New Jersey Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 15.5 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 13.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 2.5 times (154%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 3.5 times (250%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 10,822 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs New Jersey Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8.
- New Jersey's population density is 19.4 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303.
- Phoenix's population is 5.3 times (427%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 125 years.
Arizona vs New Jersey Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while New Jersey has 21.
- New Jersey's county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 23.3 times larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 26.8 times larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 4.8 times (378%) larger than Bergen County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people).
- Salem County's population is 7.0 times (600%) larger than Greenlee County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042).
- Somerset County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Graham County's.
Arizona vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 8.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.94 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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