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Louisiana vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana and North Carolina have about the same total area.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 6,141 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 2.6 times (160%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 3.0 times (198%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 23 years.
Louisiana vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish and Chowan County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Chatham County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- North Carolina's top rate is 0.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- North Carolina's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 3.03 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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