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Nebraska vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.9 times (93%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.0 times (5%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 1,246 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 5.5 times (451%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 8.7 times (770%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 78 years.
Nebraska vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 4.5 times (346%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than North Carolina's.
Nebraska vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 6.3 times (529%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 2.1 times (105%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 9.4 times (835%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Pierce County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Johnson County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Warren County's.
Nebraska vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.56 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.81 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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