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NEBRASKA VS NEVADAOverlaid at the same scaleNebraska77,347 sq mi (200,329 km²)Nevada110,571 sq mi (286,377 km²)Nevada is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Nebraska. brilliantmaps.com

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Nebraska vs Nevada Geography

Land area

  • Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
  • Nevada's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Nebraska's.

Total area

  • Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Nevada's total area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Nebraska's.

Length

  • Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
  • Nebraska and Nevada have about the same north-south length.

Width

  • Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
  • Nebraska and Nevada have about the same east-west width.

Highest point

  • Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
  • Boundary Peak is 7,687 feet higher than Panorama Point.

Lowest point

  • Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
  • Nevada's lowest point is 359 feet lower.

Nebraska vs Nevada Population and History

Population

  • Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
  • Nevada's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Nebraska's.

Population density

  • Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
  • Nevada's population density is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Nebraska's.

Biggest city

  • Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
  • Las Vegas' population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Omaha's.

Largest metro area

  • Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
  • Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
  • In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 3 years.

Nebraska vs Nevada Economy

GDP

  • Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
  • Nevada's economic output is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Nebraska's.

GDP per capita

  • Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
  • Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Nevada's.

Average income

  • Nebraska: $72,701 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Nebraska and Nevada have about the same average income.

Nebraska vs Nevada Counties

Number of counties

  • Nebraska has 93 counties, while Nevada has 17.
  • Nebraska's county count is 5.5 times (447%) higher than Nevada's.

Biggest county by area

  • Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
  • Nye County's land area is 3.1 times (205%) larger than Cherry County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
  • Sarpy County's land area is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Carson City's.

Most populous county

  • Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
  • Clark County's population is 4.0 times (299%) larger than Douglas County's.

Least populous county

  • Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
  • Esmeralda County's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than McPherson County's.

Richest county

  • Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
  • Pierce County and Douglas County have about the same income.

Poorest county

  • Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
  • Johnson County and Pershing County have about the same income.

Nebraska vs Nevada Taxes

State income tax

  • Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
  • Nebraska's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
  • Nebraska's rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
  • Nevada's combined rate is 1.26 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.