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Idaho vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 1.6 times (55%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Idaho's north-south length is 1.9 times (87%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Borah Peak is 5,957 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Idaho vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 9.4 times (839%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 101 years.
Idaho vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 6.5 times (554%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Idaho's.
Idaho vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 2.3 times (127%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 8.9 times (795%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 4.4 times (343%) larger than Clark County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Blaine County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Idaho's top rate is 1.31 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- North Carolina's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 1.07 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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