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Louisiana vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 1.3 times (28%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 2,964 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- New Orleans' population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 24 years.
Louisiana vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana and South Carolina have about the same average income.
Louisiana vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- Louisiana's county count is 1.4 times (39%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Greenville County's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Charleston County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Marlboro County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Louisiana's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 2.64 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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