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Nebraska vs New York Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Nebraska's land area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than New York's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 1.6 times (59%) longer than New York's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Panorama Point is 93 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs New York Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 9.9 times (891%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 16.2 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 17.3 times larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 19.9 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 79 years.
Nebraska vs New York Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 12.3 times larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Nebraska's.
Average income: Nebraska: $72,701 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Nebraska's.
Nebraska vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Nebraska has 93 counties, while New York has 62. Nebraska's county count is 1.5 times (50%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. Cherry County's land area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area: Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). Sarpy County's land area is 10.5 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county: Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 13.5 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county: Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 1.9 times (93%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county: Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Johnson County and Allegany County have about the same income.
Nebraska vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 6.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. New York's combined rate is 1.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.