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California vs Georgia Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²).
- California's land area is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- California's total area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km).
- California's north-south length is 2.3 times (133%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km).
- California's east-west width is 2.1 times (106%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m).
- Mount Whitney is 9,706 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Georgia Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024).
- California's population is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Georgia's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7.
- California's population density is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070.
- Los Angeles' population is 7.5 times (646%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st 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 62 years.
California vs Georgia Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion.
- California's economic output is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Georgia's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Georgia: $78,841.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California's average income is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Georgia's.
California vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties
- California has 58 counties, while Georgia has 159.
- Georgia's county count is 2.7 times (174%) higher than California's.
Biggest county by area
- California's largest county is San Bernardino County at 20,068 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles.
- San Bernardino County's land area is 22.3 times larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- California: San Francisco County (47 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi).
- Clarke County's land area is 2.6 times (155%) larger than San Francisco County's.
Most populous county
- California: Los Angeles County (9,757,179 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people).
- Los Angeles County's population is 8.9 times (795%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county
- California: Alpine County (1,099 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Alpine County's.
Richest county
- California: Marin County ($190,891 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238).
- Marin County's income is 1.7 times (72%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- California: Trinity County ($42,191 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119).
- Trinity County's income is 1.6 times (62%) richer than Wheeler County's.
California vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax
- California has a top income tax rate of 13.3%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%.
- California's top rate is 8.11 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- California: 0.71% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- California: 9.03% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%.
- California's combined rate is 1.47 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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