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District of Columbia vs Nevada Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²). Nevada's land area is 1,800.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nevada's total area is 1,617.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km). Nevada's north-south length is 37.2 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km). Nevada's east-west width is 39.1 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m). Boundary Peak is 12,686 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet. District of Columbia's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs Nevada Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024). Nevada's population is 4.7 times (365%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7. District of Columbia's population density is 387.0 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922. Washington and Las Vegas have about the same population.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 74 years.
District of Columbia vs Nevada Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion. Nevada's economic output is 1.5 times (46%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Nevada: $82,330. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.2 times (219%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Nevada's.
District of Columbia vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Nevada has 17. Nevada's county count is 17.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles. Nye County's land area is 297.6 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi). Carson City's land area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people). Clark County's population is 3.4 times (242%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people). District of Columbia's population is 975.3 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486). District of Columbia and Douglas County have about the same income.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906). District of Columbia's income is 2.4 times (142%) richer than Pershing County's.
District of Columbia vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Nevada has no state income tax. District of Columbia's top rate is 10.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year. District of Columbia's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%. Nevada's combined rate is 2.24 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.