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Colorado vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 11.6 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 11.1 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 2.6 times (159%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 4.1 times (307%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Elbert is 8,145 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 4.2 times (323%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 2.7 times (174%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Denver's population is 6.3 times (526%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 88 years.
Colorado vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 4.7 times (367%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado and New Hampshire have about the same average income.
Colorado vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Colorado's county count is 6.4 times (540%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 11.1 times larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- El Paso County's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 41.6 times larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.7 times (174%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 2.2 times (123%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Colorado's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.97 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 7.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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