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New Hampshire vs New York Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 5.3 times (426%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 5.8 times (484%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 4.4 times (337%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Washington is 942 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs New York Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 14.1 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 2.7 times (168%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 72.8 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 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 4.0 times (297%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
New Hampshire vs New York Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 19.5 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire and New York have about the same average income.
New Hampshire vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 6.2 times (520%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 16.2 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 6.1 times (508%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Coos County's population is 6.1 times (512%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.2 times (117%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Coos County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Allegany County's.
New Hampshire vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 10.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 8.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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