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New Hampshire vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 5.4 times (443%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 5.8 times (476%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- North Carolina's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 5.1 times (413%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 397 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 7.8 times (684%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 1.4 times (44%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 8.1 times (711%) 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 North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 1 years.
New Hampshire vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 7.1 times (608%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.3 times (27%) higher than North Carolina's.
New Hampshire vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 10.0 times higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Coos County's population is 8.8 times (784%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Coos County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Warren County's.
New Hampshire vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- North Carolina's top rate is 3.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 7.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
New Hampshire official website · North Carolina official website
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