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Colorado vs Virginia Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²). Colorado's land area is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado's total area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Virginia's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km). Colorado's north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than Virginia's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km). Virginia's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m). Mount Elbert is 8,693 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Virginia's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Virginia Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024). Virginia's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2. Virginia's population density is 3.9 times (288%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808. Denver's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs 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 2.1 times (111%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 88 years.
Colorado vs Virginia Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion. Virginia's economic output is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Virginia: $86,451. Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Virginia's.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Virginia's.
Colorado vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties: Colorado has 64 counties, while Virginia has 133. Virginia's county count is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area: Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles. Las Animas County's land area is 4.9 times (393%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area: Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi). Broomfield County's land area is 16.5 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county: Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people). Fairfax County's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county: Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people). Highland County's population is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county: Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624). Pitkin County's income is 2.1 times (109%) richer than Arlington County's.
Poorest county: Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032). Sussex County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax: Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%. Virginia's top rate is 1.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year. Virginia's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%. Colorado's combined rate is 2.12 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.