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Louisiana vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 4.8 times (383%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 5.6 times (460%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 3.7 times (275%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 5,744 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 3.3 times (226%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- New Orleans' population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 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 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.
- 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 24 years.
Louisiana vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 2.8 times (176%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Louisiana's county count is 6.4 times (540%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 8.1 times (709%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.7 times (65%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Louisiana's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 10.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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