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Georgia vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.4 times (35%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 650 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Georgia vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 5.6 times (458%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Georgia's population density is 7.4 times (642%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Atlanta's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 6.4 times (540%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 79 years.
Georgia vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 4.7 times (366%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Georgia's county count is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 6.6 times (563%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Fulton County's population is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 4.3 times (331%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Fulton County and Pierce County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.8 times (75%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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