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Georgia vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.4 times (37%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 9,631 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Georgia's population density is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 1.5 times (50%) 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 Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 101 years.
Georgia vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Georgia and Washington have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Georgia's county count is 4.1 times (308%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 5.9 times (486%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 2.1 times (115%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Garfield County's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.9 times (93%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 2.01 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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