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INDIANA VS IOWAOverlaid at the same scaleIndiana36,421 sq mi (94,331 km²)Iowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Iowa is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Indiana. brilliantmaps.com

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Indiana vs Iowa Geography

Land area

  • Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Iowa has 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²).
  • Iowa's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Indiana's.

Total area

  • Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Iowa's total area is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Indiana's.

Length

  • Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Iowa is 216 miles (347 km).
  • Indiana's north-south length is 1.3 times (28%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km).
  • Iowa's east-west width is 1.7 times (74%) wider than Indiana's.

Highest point

  • Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Iowa's is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m).
  • Hawkeye Point is 414 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.

Lowest point

  • Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Iowa's is Mississippi River at 480 feet.
  • Indiana's lowest point is 150 feet lower.

Indiana vs Iowa Population and History

Population

  • Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Iowa has 3,241,488 (2024).
  • Indiana's population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Iowa's.

Population density

  • Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Iowa: 58.0.
  • Indiana's population density is 3.3 times (233%) higher than Iowa's.

Biggest city

  • Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Iowa's is Des Moines with 213,096.
  • Indianapolis' population is 4.2 times (318%) larger than Des Moines'.

Largest metro area

  • Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Iowa's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 9.4 times (840%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 30 years.

Indiana vs Iowa Economy

GDP

  • Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Iowa's $265.8 billion.
  • Indiana's economic output is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Iowa's.

GDP per capita

  • Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Iowa: $81,998.
  • Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Indiana's.

Average income

  • Indiana: $64,077 vs Iowa: $65,225 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Indiana and Iowa have about the same average income.

Indiana vs Iowa Counties

Number of counties

  • Indiana has 92 counties, while Iowa has 99.
  • Iowa's county count is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Indiana's.

Biggest county by area

  • Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Iowa's is Kossuth County at 973 square miles.
  • Kossuth County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Allen County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Ohio County's.

Most populous county

  • Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people).
  • Marion County's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Polk County's.

Least populous county

  • Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people).
  • Ohio County's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Adams County's.

Richest county

  • Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211).
  • Hamilton County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134).
  • Miami County and Decatur County have about the same income.

Indiana vs Iowa Taxes

State income tax

  • Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%.
  • Iowa's top rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Iowa: 1.29% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Iowa: 6.94%.
  • Indiana's combined rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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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.