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Idaho vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Idaho's north-south length is 1.7 times (66%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Idaho's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Borah Peak is 11,084 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Ohio's lowest point is 263 feet lower.
Idaho vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 5.9 times (494%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 12.0 times higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 87 years.
Idaho vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 7.2 times (616%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Idaho and Ohio have about the same average income.
Idaho vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 12.1 times larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Lake County's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 2.5 times (153%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 15.8 times larger than Clark County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Blaine County's income is 2.1 times (110%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Noble County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Idaho's top rate is 2.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 1.26 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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