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Nebraska vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 8.6 times (758%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 8.3 times (727%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.8 times (176%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 4.9 times (388%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 849 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Nebraska's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 6.0 times (503%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Omaha's population is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 5.0 times (402%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 79 years.
Nebraska vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.6 times (59%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Nebraska's.
Nebraska vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Nebraska's county count is 9.3 times (830%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 3.3 times (232%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Douglas County's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 82.7 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Pierce County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Johnson County's.
Nebraska vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Nebraska's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 6.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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