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Colorado vs New York Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.2 times (120%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.9 times (91%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.5 times (50%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,087 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs New York Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 3.3 times (233%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 7.3 times (633%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 11.6 times larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 6.5 times (553%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 88 years.
Colorado vs New York Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Colorado's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado and New York have about the same average income.
Colorado vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while New York has 62.
- Colorado and New York have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Broomfield County's land area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.5 times (248%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 6.8 times (580%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- Pitkin County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than New York County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.96 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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