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Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Davis is 1,264 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 2.7 times (166%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Philadelphia's population is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 61 years.
Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Pennsylvania has 67 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Pennsylvania's largest county is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county
- Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Cameron County and Menominee County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Chester County and Ozaukee County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Forest County's.
Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 4.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Pennsylvania: 1.16% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Pennsylvania: 6.34% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Pennsylvania's combined rate is 0.62 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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