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Connecticut vs New York Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 9.7 times (873%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 9.8 times (884%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New York's north-south length is 4.3 times (327%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 4.0 times (299%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 2,959 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs New York Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 5.4 times (441%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- Connecticut's population density is 1.8 times (80%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 55.9 times 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 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 17.1 times 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.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
Connecticut vs New York Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 6.5 times (551%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Connecticut's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than New York's.
Connecticut vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 6.9 times (589%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 6.2 times (518%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 19.2 times larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Western Connecticut Planning Region's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.5 times (45%) richer than Allegany County's.
Connecticut vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 3.91 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 2.19 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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