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Rhode Island vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 52.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 42.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 6.0 times (503%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 7.7 times (669%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Timms Hill is 1,135 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Rhode Island vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 5.4 times (436%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Rhode Island's population density is 9.8 times (878%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 58 years.
Rhode Island vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 5.6 times (464%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Rhode Island vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Rhode Island has 5 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 14.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Rhode Island's largest county is Providence County at 410 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 9.6 times (863%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Bristol County's population is 11.7 times larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Providence County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Menominee County's.
Rhode Island vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 1.66 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Rhode Island: 1.07% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Rhode Island: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 1.28 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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