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Georgia vs Illinois Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Illinois has 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²).
- Georgia and Illinois have about the same land area.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia and Illinois have about the same total area.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Illinois is 390 miles (628 km).
- Illinois' north-south length is 1.2 times (20%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Illinois's is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 3,546 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Illinois's is Mississippi River at 292 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 292 feet lower.
Georgia vs Illinois Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Illinois has 12,710,158 (2024).
- Illinois' population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Georgia's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Illinois: 229.0.
- Illinois' population density is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Illinois's is Chicago with 2,721,308.
- Chicago's population is 5.2 times (423%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Illinois's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 30 years.
Georgia vs Illinois Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Illinois's $1,148.1 billion.
- Illinois' economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Georgia's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Illinois: $90,330.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Illinois: $74,522 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Illinois' average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Illinois Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Illinois has 102.
- Georgia's county count is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Illinois'.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Illinois's is McLean County at 1,183 square miles.
- McLean County's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Illinois: Putnam County (160 sq mi).
- Putnam County's land area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Illinois: Cook County (5,182,617 people).
- Cook County's population is 4.8 times (375%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Illinois: Hardin County (3,550 people).
- Hardin County's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Illinois: Cumberland County ($104,890).
- Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Illinois: Lawrence County ($43,606).
- Lawrence County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Illinois Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Illinois has a top income tax rate of 4.95%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Illinois: 1.92% of home value per year.
- Illinois's rate is 1.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Illinois: 8.98%.
- Illinois's combined rate is 1.42 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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