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Louisiana vs Nebraska Geography
Land area: Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²). Nebraska's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length: Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 1.7 times (65%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width: Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 1.3 times (30%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m). Panorama Point is 4,895 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 848 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Nebraska Population and History
Population: Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024). Louisiana's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1. Louisiana's population density is 4.1 times (308%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265. Omaha's population is 1.3 times (35%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area: Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010). New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area and Omaha, NE-IA metro area have about the same population.
History: Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 55 years.
Louisiana vs Nebraska Economy
GDP: Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income: Louisiana: $61,897 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nebraska's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties: Louisiana has 64 counties, while Nebraska has 93. Nebraska's county count is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area: Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles. Cherry County's land area is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area: Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi). Sarpy County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county: Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people). Douglas County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county: Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people). Tensas Parish's population is 10.2 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county: Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729). Pierce County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county: Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756). Johnson County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax: Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%. Nebraska's top rate is 1.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year. Nebraska's rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%. Louisiana's combined rate is 3.15 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.