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Connecticut vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Indiana's land area is 7.4 times (640%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Indiana's total area is 6.6 times (557%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 3.8 times (278%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Indiana's east-west width is 1.9 times (86%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 1,121 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Connecticut's population density is 3.9 times (293%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Indianapolis' population is 5.9 times (488%) 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 Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 8.0 times (705%) 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.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 28 years.
Connecticut vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Indiana's.
Connecticut vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 10.2 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Capitol Planning Region's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Capitol Planning Region and Marion County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 16.3 times larger than Ohio County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Miami County's.
Connecticut vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 4.04 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Indiana: 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 Indiana: 7%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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