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Delaware vs Louisiana Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²). Louisiana's land area is 22.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water. Louisiana's total area is 21.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km). Louisiana's north-south length is 3.1 times (207%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km). Louisiana's east-west width is 3.7 times (271%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m). Driskill Mountain is 83 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Delaware vs Louisiana Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024). Louisiana's population is 4.4 times (337%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4. Delaware's population density is 5.1 times (407%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701. New Orleans' population is 5.0 times (396%) 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 Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 6.6 times (555%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 25 years.
Delaware vs Louisiana Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Louisiana's.
Delaware vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Louisiana has 64. Louisiana's county count is 21.3 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles. Vernon Parish's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people). New Castle County's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people). Kent County's population is 50.1 times larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398). St. Tammany Parish's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751). Kent County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Delaware vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%. Delaware's top rate is 3.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year. Louisiana's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%. Louisiana's combined rate is 10.13 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.