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Georgia vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 3,523 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Georgia vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Georgia and Indiana have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.7 times (71%) 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 Indiana'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.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 28 years.
Georgia vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia and Indiana have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Georgia's county count is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Ware County's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Clarke County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Fulton County's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Ohio County's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Miami County's income is 1.7 times (72%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Georgia's top rate is 2.24 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 0.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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