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Georgia vs Idaho Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Idaho has 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Idaho is 483 miles (778 km).
- Idaho's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km).
- Georgia and Idaho have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Idaho's is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m).
- Borah Peak is 7,853 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Idaho's is Snake River at 718 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Georgia vs Idaho Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Idaho has 2,001,619 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Idaho: 24.2.
- Georgia's population density is 8.0 times (700%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Idaho's is Boise with 237,963.
- Atlanta's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Idaho's Boise City, ID metro area (845,877).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 7.6 times (658%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 102 years.
Georgia vs Idaho Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Idaho's $129.0 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 6.8 times (583%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Idaho: $64,457.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Idaho: $62,323 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia and Idaho have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Idaho Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Idaho has 44.
- Georgia's county count is 3.6 times (261%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Idaho's is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 9.4 times (843%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people).
- Fulton County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Idaho: Clark County (794 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Clark County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612).
- Blaine County's income is 1.8 times (82%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Idaho: Madison County ($29,485).
- Madison County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Idaho Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%.
- Idaho's top rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Idaho: 0.43% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Idaho: 6.03%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 1.53 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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