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Indiana vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Indiana and Pennsylvania have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 1,955 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 29 years.
Indiana vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Indiana and Pennsylvania have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Indiana's county count is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Lycoming County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Montour County's land area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Ohio County's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Cameron County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Miami County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Forest County's.
Indiana vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Pennsylvania's top rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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