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New Hampshire vs Washington Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 7.4 times (642%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 7.6 times (663%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Washington's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 4.2 times (320%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 8,132 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs Washington Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 5.6 times (465%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- New Hampshire's population density is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 6.7 times (571%) 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 Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 101 years.
New Hampshire vs Washington Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 7.2 times (618%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire and Washington have about the same average income.
New Hampshire vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Washington's county count is 3.9 times (290%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 2.1 times (111%) larger than San Juan County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 5.4 times (444%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Coos County's population is 12.9 times larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Coos County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Ferry County's.
New Hampshire vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.67 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 9.57 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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