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Georgia vs Wyoming Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²). Wyoming's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wyoming's total area is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km). Georgia and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km). Wyoming's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m). Gannett Peak is 9,010 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Georgia vs Wyoming Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024). Georgia's population is 19.0 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1. Georgia's population density is 31.8 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704. Atlanta's population is 7.9 times (692%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 63.0 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 102 years.
Georgia vs Wyoming Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 17.1 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639. Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wyoming's average income is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Wyoming has 23. Georgia's county count is 6.9 times (591%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles. Sweetwater County's land area is 11.6 times larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi). Hot Springs County's land area is 16.8 times larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people). Fulton County's population is 10.7 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people). Niobrara County's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903). Teton County's income is 4.8 times (379%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370). Uinta County's income is 1.9 times (93%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Wyoming has no state income tax. Georgia's top rate is 5.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%. Georgia's combined rate is 2.17 percentage points higher.
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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.