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Tennessee vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Washington's north-south length is 1.2 times (25%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 1.2 times (25%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 7,785 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Tennessee's population density is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 93 years.
Tennessee vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Tennessee's.
Tennessee vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Tennessee has 95 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Tennessee's county count is 2.4 times (144%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Tennessee's largest county is Shelby County at 753 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 7.0 times (600%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county
- Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Pickett County's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- Williamson County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than King County's.
Poorest county
- Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Lake County's.
Tennessee vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Tennessee has no state income tax, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Tennessee: 0.45% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Tennessee: 9.61% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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