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Kentucky vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.9 times (93%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 1,294 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 570 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Kentucky's population density is 4.5 times (345%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Louisville's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 75 years.
Kentucky vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Kentucky's county count is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 7.6 times (658%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Robertson County's population is 6.3 times (534%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 1.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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