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Indiana vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 2.5 times (152%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 5,419 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th 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 27 years.
Indiana vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- Indiana and North Carolina have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana and North Carolina have about the same average income.
Indiana vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Robeson County's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Ohio County's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Hamilton County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Miami County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Warren County's.
Indiana vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- North Carolina's top rate is 1.04 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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