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Colorado vs Louisiana Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.6 times (55%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m).
- Mount Elbert is 13,889 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 3,334 feet lower.
Colorado vs Louisiana Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4.
- Louisiana's population density is 1.9 times (85%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701.
- Denver's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 3.2 times (216%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 64 years.
Colorado vs Louisiana Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Louisiana's.
Colorado vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Louisiana has 64.
- Colorado and Louisiana have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 5.1 times (414%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people).
- El Paso County's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 5.1 times (415%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398).
- Pitkin County's income is 3.3 times (234%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751).
- East Carroll Parish's income is 1.3 times (35%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%.
- Colorado's top rate is 1.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year.
- Louisiana's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 2.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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