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Kentucky vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Black Mountain is 2,188 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 307 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Kentucky's population density is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Louisville's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 56 years.
Kentucky vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Kentucky's county count is 1.7 times (67%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 4.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.54 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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