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Kentucky vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 4.3 times (332%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 4.4 times (340%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 2,143 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 3.3 times (226%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Louisville's population is 5.5 times (451%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 4 years.
Kentucky vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 2.5 times (148%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Kentucky's county count is 12.0 times higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 3.7 times (274%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 13.1 times larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.9 times (91%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Kentucky's top rate is 3.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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