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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.
Official Websites
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