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Colorado vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.8 times (81%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Elbert is 7,748 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 4.0 times (295%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 87 years.
Colorado vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.3 times (27%) higher than North Carolina's.
Colorado vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 5.2 times (423%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Pitkin County's income is 3.0 times (200%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Colorado's top rate is 0.41 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- North Carolina's rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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