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Indiana vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²).
- Indiana's land area is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Indiana's total area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 2.2 times (124%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km).
- Indiana and Massachusetts have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m).
- Mount Greylock is 2,234 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Massachusetts's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024).
- Indiana and Massachusetts have about the same population.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8.
- Massachusetts' population density is 4.7 times (373%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 28 years.
Indiana vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Massachusetts has 14.
- Indiana's county count is 6.6 times (557%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles.
- Worcester County's land area is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Ohio County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.5 times (46%) richer than Miami County's.
Indiana vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%.
- Massachusetts's top rate is 6.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year.
- Massachusetts's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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