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Connecticut vs Georgia Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 11.9 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 10.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 4.5 times (347%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 3.3 times (230%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 2,402 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Georgia Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7.
- Connecticut's population density is 3.9 times (292%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070.
- Atlanta's population is 3.4 times (243%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 5.5 times (448%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
Connecticut vs Georgia Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Georgia: $78,841.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Georgia's.
Connecticut vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Georgia has 159.
- Georgia's county count is 17.7 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles.
- Capitol Planning Region's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people).
- Fulton County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 60.3 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.5 times (148%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Connecticut vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 1.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.92 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 1.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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