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Idaho vs New York Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Idaho's north-south length is 1.5 times (55%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Borah Peak is 7,296 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Idaho vs New York Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 9.9 times (893%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 17.4 times higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 35.6 times larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 102 years.
Idaho vs New York Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 18.0 times larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (81%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Idaho's.
Idaho vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 3.2 times (216%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 17.9 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 4.9 times (389%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 6.4 times (540%) larger than Clark County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Blaine County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 5.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 1.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 2.51 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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