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Idaho vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Idaho and Nebraska have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Borah Peak is 7,203 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Idaho's lowest point is 122 feet lower.
Idaho vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Idaho and Nebraska have about the same population.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Nebraska's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 23 years.
Idaho vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Idaho's.
Idaho vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 2.1 times (111%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Douglas County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Blaine County's income is 1.8 times (80%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.6 times (55%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Idaho's top rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.99 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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