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South Carolina vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 2.0 times (105%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.6 times (56%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 1,551 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
South Carolina vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- South Carolina's population density is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 3.6 times (257%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 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 1.3 times (30%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 60 years.
South Carolina vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 1.3 times (27%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- South Carolina: $60,776 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than South Carolina's.
South Carolina vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- South Carolina has 46 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.6 times (57%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- South Carolina's largest county is Horry County at 1,133 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Allendale County's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Marlboro County's.
South Carolina vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 1.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- South Carolina: 0.45% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- South Carolina: 7.49% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 1.77 percentage points higher.
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