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New Hampshire vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 6.0 times (505%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 7.0 times (601%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 2.0 times (104%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 3.4 times (240%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Washington is 4,331 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 4.2 times (323%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- New Hampshire's population density is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 4.8 times (384%) 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 Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 60 years.
New Hampshire vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 3.8 times (280%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Wisconsin's.
New Hampshire vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 7.2 times (620%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 2.1 times (115%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Coos County's population is 7.3 times (625%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Coos County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Menominee County's.
New Hampshire vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire has no state income tax, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 7.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Wisconsin's combined rate is 5.72 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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