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Georgia vs North Carolina Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²). Georgia's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km). Georgia's north-south length is 1.3 times (26%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km). North Carolina's east-west width is 1.4 times (42%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m). Mount Mitchell is 1,896 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs North Carolina Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024). Georgia and North Carolina have about the same population.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2. North Carolina's population density is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476. Charlotte's population is 1.8 times (81%) 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 North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 1 years.
Georgia vs North Carolina Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion. Georgia and North Carolina have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427. Georgia and North Carolina have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income). Georgia and North Carolina have about the same average income.
Georgia vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while North Carolina has 100. Georgia's county count is 1.6 times (59%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles. Robeson County's land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi). Chowan County's land area is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people). Wake County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people). Tyrrell County's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638). Fulton County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932). Warren County's income is 1.6 times (57%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%. Georgia's top rate is 1.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%. Georgia's combined rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.