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Delaware vs Oregon Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²). Oregon's land area is 49.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water. Oregon's total area is 39.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km). Oregon's north-south length is 4.6 times (362%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km). Oregon's east-west width is 4.6 times (364%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m). Mount Hood is 10,782 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Oregon Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024). Oregon's population is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5. Delaware's population density is 12.1 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749. Portland's population is 8.7 times (769%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 72 years.
Delaware vs Oregon Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion. Oregon's economic output is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Oregon: $77,299. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Oregon have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Oregon has 36. Oregon's county count is 12.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles. Harney County's land area is 10.8 times larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi). New Castle County and Multnomah County have about the same land area.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people). Multnomah County's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people). Kent County's population is 132.3 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176). Deschutes County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974). Kent County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Malheur County's.
Delaware vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%. Oregon's top rate is 3.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year. Oregon's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%. The two are essentially equal.
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.