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Colorado vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 100.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 67.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 7.7 times (666%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 9.2 times (821%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Elbert is 13,611 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 5.4 times (436%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 18.7 times higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Denver's population is 3.7 times (274%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 86 years.
Colorado vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 6.9 times (594%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Colorado vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Colorado's county count is 12.8 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 11.7 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Broomfield County's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- El Paso County's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 67.1 times larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.8 times (175%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 2.2 times (124%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 1.59 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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