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Louisiana vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 5.5 times (454%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 2.4 times (145%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.9 times (92%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m).
- Mount Greylock is 2,956 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024).
- Massachusetts' population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8.
- Massachusetts' population density is 8.6 times (760%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458.
- Boston's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 5.2 times (420%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 24 years.
Louisiana vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Massachusetts has 14.
- Louisiana's county count is 4.6 times (357%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles.
- Worcester County's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 3.8 times (282%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.6 times (57%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.8 times (78%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%.
- Massachusetts's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year.
- Massachusetts's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 3.88 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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