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Connecticut vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 10.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 9.7 times (871%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- North Carolina's north-south length is 3.5 times (253%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 4.7 times (368%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 4,298 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- Connecticut's population density is 3.3 times (234%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 6.2 times (522%) 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 North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 2.5 times (147%) 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.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 1 years.
Connecticut vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (45%) higher than North Carolina's.
Connecticut vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 11.1 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Capitol Planning Region's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 27.8 times larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (81%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Warren County's.
Connecticut vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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