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California vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- California's land area is 17.4 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- California's total area is 17.5 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- California's north-south length is 4.2 times (323%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- California's east-west width is 7.4 times (643%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Whitney is 8,207 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- California's population is 28.0 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- California's population density is 1.6 times (61%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Los Angeles' population is 33.3 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 62 years.
California vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- California's economic output is 33.9 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California and New Hampshire have about the same average income.
California vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- California has 58 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- California's county count is 5.8 times (480%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- California's largest county is San Bernardino County at 20,068 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- San Bernardino County's land area is 11.2 times larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- California: San Francisco County (47 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 7.9 times (687%) larger than San Francisco County's.
Most populous county
- California: Los Angeles County (9,757,179 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Los Angeles County's population is 22.7 times larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- California: Alpine County (1,099 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 28.3 times larger than Alpine County's.
Richest county
- California: Marin County ($190,891 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Marin County's income is 1.9 times (90%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- California: Trinity County ($42,191 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Trinity County's.
California vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- California has a top income tax rate of 13.3%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- California's top rate is 13.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- California: 0.71% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- California: 9.03% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- California's combined rate is 9.03 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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