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Indiana vs New York Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 2.2 times (115%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 4,080 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs New York Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 2.2 times (118%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 9.5 times (851%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 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 2.1 times (112%) larger than Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th 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 28 years.
Indiana vs New York Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while New York has 62.
- Indiana's county count is 1.5 times (48%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 4.1 times (308%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Ohio County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.1 times (108%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Miami County and Allegany County have about the same income.
Indiana vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 7.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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