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New Hampshire vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- South Carolina's land area is 3.4 times (236%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Carolina's total area is 3.4 times (243%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- South Carolina's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- South Carolina's east-west width is 2.9 times (194%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Mount Washington is 2,780 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 3.9 times (289%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 1.2 times (16%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Charleston's population is 1.4 times (35%) 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 South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
New Hampshire vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 3.0 times (199%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.4 times (37%) higher than South Carolina's.
New Hampshire vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 4.6 times (360%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- Strafford County and McCormick County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Greenville County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Coos County's population is 4.1 times (312%) larger than Allendale County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Coos County's income is 1.5 times (47%) richer than Marlboro County's.
New Hampshire vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 1.01 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 7.49 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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