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Delaware vs Kentucky Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Kentucky has 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 20.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 16.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 2.6 times (162%) longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 4.4 times (335%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Kentucky's is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m).
- Black Mountain is 3,684 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Kentucky's is Mississippi River at 270 feet.
- Delaware's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Delaware vs Kentucky Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Kentucky has 4,588,372 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Kentucky: 116.2.
- Delaware's population density is 4.6 times (365%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Kentucky's is Louisville with 640,796.
- Louisville's population is 8.8 times (776%) 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 Kentucky's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 5 years.
Delaware vs Kentucky Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Kentucky's $295.4 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Kentucky: $64,375.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Delaware: $68,061 vs Kentucky: $58,256 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Delaware's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Kentucky's.
Delaware vs Kentucky Counties
Number of counties
- Delaware has 3 counties, while Kentucky has 120.
- Kentucky's county count is 40.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area
- Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Kentucky's is Pike County at 786 square miles.
- Sussex County's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi).
- New Castle County's land area is 4.3 times (334%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.3 times (35%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county
- Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people).
- Kent County's population is 80.9 times larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137).
- Oldham County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county
- Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817).
- Kent County's income is 1.7 times (74%) richer than Elliott County's.
Delaware vs Kentucky Taxes
State income tax
- Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%.
- Delaware's top rate is 3.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Kentucky: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Kentucky: 6%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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