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Arizona vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 4.7 times (373%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 4.7 times (370%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.8 times (75%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 7,757 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 169 feet lower.
Arizona vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 4.3 times (328%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Phoenix's population is 36.0 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs West Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 49 years.
Arizona vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 5.4 times (435%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than West Virginia's.
Arizona vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 3.7 times (267%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 17.9 times larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 15.0 times larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 26.9 times larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Maricopa County and Jefferson County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Graham County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Webster County's.
Arizona vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 2.32 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- West Virginia's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.94 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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