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Georgia vs Tennessee Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²). Georgia's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water. Georgia's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km). Georgia's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 1.4 times (45%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Clingmans Dome is 1,846 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Georgia vs Tennessee Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024). Georgia's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3. Georgia's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963. Nashville's population is 1.4 times (36%) 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 Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 8 years.
Georgia vs Tennessee Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion. Georgia's economic output is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645. Georgia and Tennessee have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income). Tennessee's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Tennessee has 95. Georgia's county count is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles. Ware County's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi). Clarke County and Trousdale County have about the same land area.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people). Fulton County's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people). Pickett County's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704). Williamson County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572). Lake County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Tennessee has no state income tax. Georgia's top rate is 5.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%. Tennessee's combined rate is 2.05 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.