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Washington vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.5 times (55%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Rainier is 12,463 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Washington vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Washington's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Washington's population density is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Seattle's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 41 years.
Washington vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Washington: $85,187 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Washington vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Washington has 39 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.8 times (85%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Washington's largest county is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than San Juan County's.
Most populous county
- Washington: King County (2,340,211 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- King County's population is 2.5 times (153%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county
- Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- Washington: King County ($128,684 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- King County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Ozaukee County's.
Poorest county
- Washington: Ferry County ($50,456 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Ferry County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Menominee County's.
Washington vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
Property tax
- Washington: 0.79% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Washington: 9.57% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Washington's combined rate is 3.85 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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