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Indiana vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Tennessee's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tennessee's total area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 1.4 times (45%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 2.6 times (158%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 5,369 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Tennessee's lowest point is 152 feet lower.
Indiana vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Indiana and Tennessee have about the same population.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Indiana's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 4.4 times (337%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 20 years.
Indiana vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Indiana and Tennessee have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana and Tennessee have about the same average income.
Indiana vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Indiana and Tennessee have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Shelby County's land area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Trousdale County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Marion County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Ohio County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Pickett County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Miami County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Lake County's.
Indiana vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 2.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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