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New York vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- New York's land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.4 times (35%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Marcy is 2,125 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- New York's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- New York's population density is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- New York's population is 5.4 times (439%) larger than Philadelphia's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 1 years.
New York vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- New York's economic output is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
New York vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 1.1 times (8%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Montour County's land area is 5.7 times (474%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Kings County's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Philadelphia County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Cameron County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- New York County's income is 2.0 times (96%) richer than Chester County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Allegany County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Forest County's.
New York vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- New York's top rate is 7.83 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- New York's combined rate is 2.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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