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Pennsylvania vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.3 times (34%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 10,578 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 22.3 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 47.9 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Philadelphia's population is 24.0 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 62.2 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 103 years.
Pennsylvania vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 19.6 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Pennsylvania vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Pennsylvania has 67 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 2.9 times (191%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Pennsylvania's largest county is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 8.5 times (748%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 15.4 times larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 15.5 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Cameron County's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.8 times (381%) richer than Chester County's.
Poorest county
- Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Forest County's.
Pennsylvania vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Pennsylvania's top rate is 3.07 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Pennsylvania: 1.16% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.59 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Pennsylvania: 6.34% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Pennsylvania's combined rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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