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New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- New Hampshire's land area is 8.7 times (766%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Hampshire's total area is 6.1 times (505%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- New Hampshire's north-south length is 3.0 times (195%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- New Hampshire's east-west width is 2.3 times (126%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Washington is 5,466 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- New Hampshire's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 6.8 times (583%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Providence's population is 1.7 times (67%) 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 Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.0 times (195%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 2 years.
New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Rhode Island's.
New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- New Hampshire's county count is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 15.2 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Coos County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Rockingham County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Coos County and Providence County have about the same income.
New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 5.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 7 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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