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Louisiana vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.2 times (22%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Timms Hill is 1,413 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 585 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Louisiana and Wisconsin have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 3.9 times (289%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 36 years.
Louisiana vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 4.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.72 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 4.41 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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