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New York vs Washington Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- New York and Washington have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 9,074 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Washington Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- New York's population is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- New York's population density is 3.5 times (252%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- New York's population is 10.9 times larger than Seattle'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 Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 101 years.
New York vs Washington Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- New York's economic output is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Washington's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York and Washington have about the same average income.
New York vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Washington has 39.
- New York's county count is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 7.7 times (666%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- Kings County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than King County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- New York County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than King County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Allegany County's.
New York vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 1.03 percentage points higher.
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