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District of Columbia vs New York Geography
Land area
- District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 772.5 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 798.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New York's north-south length is 24.0 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 34.6 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 4,906 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs New York Population and History
Population
- District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 28.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density
- District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- District of Columbia's population density is 27.3 times higher than New York's.
Biggest city
- District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 12.1 times larger than Washington'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 New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 2 years.
District of Columbia vs New York Economy
GDP
- District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 12.6 times larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (125%) higher than New York's.
Average income
- District of Columbia: $111,185 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- District of Columbia's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than New York's.
District of Columbia vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- District of Columbia has 1 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 62.0 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; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 43.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- District of Columbia's land area is 2.7 times (169%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.7 times (273%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 138.2 times larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.0 times (95%) richer than District of Columbia's.
Poorest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- District of Columbia's income is 2.5 times (149%) richer than Allegany County's.
District of Columbia vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 2.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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