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Louisiana vs New York Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana and New York have about the same total area.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Louisiana and New York have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 4,802 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs New York Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 4.0 times (296%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 23.4 times larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 20.6 times larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 24 years.
Louisiana vs New York Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 7.1 times (605%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while New York has 62.
- Louisiana and New York have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 7.5 times (647%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 5.8 times (478%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.6 times (163%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 7.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.92 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 1.59 percentage points higher.
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