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Colorado vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Mount Elbert is 8,994 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Nebraska's lowest point is 2,486 feet lower.
Colorado vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Colorado's population density is 2.2 times (120%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Denver's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 3.0 times (205%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 9 years.
Colorado vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Colorado and Nebraska have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Nebraska's.
Colorado vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Las Animas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 7.2 times (621%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- El Paso County's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Hinsdale County's population is 2.0 times (99%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.4 times (144%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.91 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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