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Colorado vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.7 times (69%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 2.0 times (101%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Mount Elbert is 13,167 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 2,996 feet lower.
Colorado vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Indiana's population density is 3.4 times (236%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 60 years.
Colorado vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Indiana's.
Colorado vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 7.3 times (626%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Marion County's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Ohio County's population is 8.0 times (703%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.6 times (164%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Miami County's income is 1.7 times (65%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Colorado's top rate is 1.45 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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