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Georgia vs Louisiana Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km).
- Georgia and Louisiana have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 4,245 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Georgia vs Louisiana Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4.
- Georgia's population density is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701.
- Atlanta's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 6.6 times (564%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 24 years.
Georgia vs Louisiana Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia and Louisiana have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Louisiana has 64.
- Georgia's county count is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people).
- Fulton County's population is 2.4 times (141%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398).
- Fulton County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751).
- East Carroll Parish's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%.
- Georgia's top rate is 2.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 2.57 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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