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New York vs Wyoming Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²). Wyoming's land area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wyoming's total area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km). New York and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km). New York and Wyoming have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m). Gannett Peak is 8,453 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet. New York's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
New York vs Wyoming Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024). New York's population is 33.8 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1. New York's population density is 69.1 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704. New York's population is 129.0 times larger than Cheyenne'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 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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 102 years.
New York vs Wyoming Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion. New York's economic output is 45.1 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639. New York's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Wyoming's.
Average income: New York: $85,552 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York and Wyoming have about the same average income.
New York vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties: New York has 62 counties, while Wyoming has 23. New York's county count is 2.7 times (170%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area: New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles. Sweetwater County's land area is 3.9 times (289%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area: New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi). Hot Springs County's land area is 88.3 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people). Kings County's population is 25.7 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county: New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people). Hamilton County's population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county: New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903). Teton County's income is 2.5 times (145%) richer than New York County's.
Poorest county: New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370). Uinta County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Allegany County's.
New York vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax: New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Wyoming has no state income tax. New York's top rate is 10.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.88 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%. New York's combined rate is 3.15 percentage points higher.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.