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South Carolina vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 3.1 times (205%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.4 times (37%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 10,291 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
South Carolina vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 9.3 times (832%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- South Carolina's population density is 29.9 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Charleston's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 28.3 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 102 years.
South Carolina vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 6.9 times (593%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- South Carolina: $60,776 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.4 times (42%) higher than South Carolina's.
South Carolina vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- South Carolina has 46 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- South Carolina's county count is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- South Carolina's largest county is Horry County at 1,133 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 9.2 times (820%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 5.6 times (458%) larger than McCormick County's.
Most populous county
- South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Greenville County's population is 5.6 times (461%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Allendale County's population is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.9 times (489%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Marlboro County's.
South Carolina vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- South Carolina's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- South Carolina: 0.45% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- South Carolina: 7.49% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 2.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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