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Georgia vs South Dakota Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while South Dakota has 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²). South Dakota's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²), including inland and coastal water. South Dakota's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km). South Dakota's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km). South Dakota's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); South Dakota's is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m). Black Elk Peak is 2,420 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Dakota's is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 966 feet lower.
Georgia vs South Dakota Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while South Dakota has 924,669 (2024). Georgia's population is 12.1 times larger than South Dakota's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs South Dakota: 12.2. Georgia's population density is 15.9 times higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; South Dakota's is Sioux Falls with 209,289. Atlanta's population is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Sioux Falls'.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs South Dakota's Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 20.8 times larger than Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 101 years.
Georgia vs South Dakota Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs South Dakota's $76.8 billion. Georgia's economic output is 11.5 times larger than South Dakota's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs South Dakota: $83,052. South Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs South Dakota: $75,699 average income per person (per capita personal income). South Dakota's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs South Dakota Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while South Dakota has 66. Georgia's county count is 2.4 times (141%) higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; South Dakota's is Meade County at 3,471 square miles. Meade County's land area is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs South Dakota: Clay County (412 sq mi). Clay County's land area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs South Dakota: Minnehaha County (208,639 people). Fulton County's population is 5.2 times (423%) larger than Minnehaha County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs South Dakota: Jones County (874 people). Taliaferro County's population is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Jones County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Union County ($146,712). Union County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Ziebach County ($32,778). Ziebach County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs South Dakota Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while South Dakota has no state income tax. Georgia's top rate is 5.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs South Dakota: 1.02% of home value per year. South Dakota's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs South Dakota: 6.11%. Georgia's combined rate is 1.45 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.