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Indiana vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.7 times (169%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 2.1 times (112%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 12,533 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 2,778 feet lower.
Indiana vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 11.8 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Indiana's population density is 31.7 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Indianapolis' population is 13.6 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 92.4 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 74 years.
Indiana vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 10.1 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (35%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Indiana's county count is 4.0 times (300%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 15.9 times larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 23.3 times larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Marion County's population is 9.6 times (864%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Ohio County's population is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.1 times (411%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Miami County's.
Indiana vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 1.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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