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New York vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- New York's land area is 45.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 35.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- New York's north-south length is 5.1 times (411%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- New York's east-west width is 9.9 times (888%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Marcy is 4,524 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- New York's population is 17.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 2.6 times (155%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- New York's population is 43.5 times larger than Providence'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 Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 11.7 times larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 2 years.
New York vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- New York's economic output is 28.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Rhode Island's.
New York vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- New York's county count is 12.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 6.5 times (554%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Bristol County's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 9.9 times (887%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- New York County's income is 2.2 times (117%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Allegany County's.
New York vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- New York's top rate is 4.91 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.54 percentage points higher.
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