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District of Columbia vs Georgia Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²). Georgia's land area is 946.1 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 869.5 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km). Georgia's north-south length is 25.1 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km). Georgia's east-west width is 28.6 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m). Brasstown Bald is 4,349 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Georgia Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024). Georgia's population is 15.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7. District of Columbia's population density is 59.3 times higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070. Washington's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area have about the same population.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 2 years.
District of Columbia vs Georgia Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 4.8 times (378%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Georgia: $78,841. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.3 times (233%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Georgia's.
District of Columbia vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Georgia has 159. Georgia's county count is 159.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles. Ware County's land area is 14.7 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi). Clarke County's land area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people). Fulton County's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people). District of Columbia's population is 433.5 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238). District of Columbia and Fulton County have about the same income.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119). District of Columbia's income is 4.3 times (326%) richer than Wheeler County's.
District of Columbia vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%. District of Columbia's top rate is 5.56 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%. Georgia's combined rate is 1.56 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.