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Indiana vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.8 times (80%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 2.4 times (140%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 4,173 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 510 feet lower.
Indiana vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Indiana's population density is 7.4 times (641%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Nebraska'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.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 51 years.
Indiana vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Indiana and Nebraska have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 9.1 times (807%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Marion County's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Ohio County's population is 15.9 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Miami County and Johnson County have about the same income.
Indiana vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 1.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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