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Nebraska vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 8,360 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Nebraska's lowest point is 2,268 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Nebraska's population is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Nebraska's population density is 4.3 times (328%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Omaha's population is 7.4 times (645%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 9.8 times (883%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 23 years.
Nebraska vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Wyoming's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Nebraska's.
Nebraska vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Nebraska's county count is 4.0 times (304%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 8.4 times (742%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Douglas County's population is 5.9 times (491%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 6.1 times (512%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.7 times (373%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Johnson County's.
Nebraska vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Nebraska's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 1.59 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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