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Wisconsin vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 11,842 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 2,531 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 10.1 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Wisconsin's population density is 18.0 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Milwaukee's population is 8.6 times (758%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 36.9 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 42 years.
Wisconsin vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 8.8 times (780%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Wisconsin: $67,755 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Wisconsin vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Wisconsin has 72 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wisconsin's county count is 3.1 times (213%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Wisconsin's largest county is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 6.7 times (575%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 8.6 times (764%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 9.1 times (809%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Menominee County's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.8 times (385%) richer than Ozaukee County's.
Poorest county
- Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Menominee County's.
Wisconsin vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 7.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Wisconsin: 1.25% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Wisconsin: 5.72% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Wisconsin's combined rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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