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Nebraska vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.4 times (35%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Panorama Point is 3,482 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 263 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 4.2 times (321%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 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 3.8 times (275%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 19 years.
Nebraska vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Nebraska vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Sarpy County and Pepin County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 11.4 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Pierce County and Ozaukee County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Johnson County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Menominee County's.
Nebraska vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 3.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 1.26 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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