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Louisiana vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.2 times (15%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 13,255 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 3,116 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 7.8 times (682%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Louisiana's population density is 17.4 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- New Orleans' population is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 9.5 times (849%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 78 years.
Louisiana vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 6.4 times (539%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Louisiana's county count is 2.8 times (178%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 7.9 times (686%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 11.8 times larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 4.5 times (345%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 6.5 times (547%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Louisiana's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 4.74 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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