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New Jersey vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 13.2 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 11.2 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 3.2 times (218%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 11,990 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
New Jersey vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 16.2 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- New Jersey's population density is 211.8 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Newark's population is 4.8 times (383%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 195.9 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 103 years.
New Jersey vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 16.4 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- New Jersey and Wyoming have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- New Jersey: $84,893 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey and Wyoming have about the same average income.
New Jersey vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- New Jersey has 21 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 1.1 times (10%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 13.0 times larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 43.4 times larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Bergen County's population is 9.6 times (861%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Salem County's population is 28.6 times larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.4 times (340%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county
- New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Cumberland County and Uinta County have about the same income.
New Jersey vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- New Jersey's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- New Jersey's combined rate is 1.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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