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Nevada vs New York Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.0 times (103%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.6 times (55%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Boundary Peak is 7,780 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs New York Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 6.1 times (508%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 14.2 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 12.5 times larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.3 times (731%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 76 years.
Nevada vs New York Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 8.6 times (763%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Nevada's.
Nevada vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 3.6 times (265%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 6.8 times (579%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 6.4 times (537%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Clark County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 7.1 times (606%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.0 times (98%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Pershing County and Allegany County have about the same income.
Nevada vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 10.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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