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Delaware vs Georgia Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²). Georgia's land area is 29.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 23.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km). Georgia's north-south length is 3.3 times (233%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km). Georgia's east-west width is 3.6 times (257%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m). Brasstown Bald is 4,328 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Georgia Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024). Georgia's population is 10.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7. Delaware's population density is 2.8 times (179%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070. Atlanta's population is 7.1 times (611%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area have about the same population.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 1 years.
Delaware vs Georgia Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 7.9 times (694%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Georgia: $78,841. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Georgia's.
Delaware vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Georgia has 159. Georgia's county count is 53.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles. Sussex County and Ware County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 3.6 times (257%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people). Fulton County's population is 1.9 times (85%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people). Kent County's population is 118.9 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238). Fulton County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119). Kent County's income is 2.1 times (112%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Delaware vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%. Delaware's top rate is 1.41 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%. Georgia's combined rate is 7.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.