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Nevada vs North Carolina Geography
Land area: Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²). Nevada's land area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nevada's total area is 2.1 times (105%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km). Nevada's north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km). Nevada and North Carolina have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m). Boundary Peak is 6,441 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. North Carolina's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs North Carolina Population and History
Population: Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024). North Carolina's population is 3.4 times (238%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density: Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2. North Carolina's population density is 7.6 times (665%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476. Charlotte's population is 1.4 times (39%) 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 North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.2 times (20%) 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. North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 75 years.
Nevada vs North Carolina Economy
GDP: Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita: Nevada: $82,330 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427. Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income: Nevada: $69,805 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than North Carolina's.
Nevada vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties: Nevada has 17 counties, while North Carolina has 100. North Carolina's county count is 5.9 times (488%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area: Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles. Nye County's land area is 19.2 times larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area: Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi). Chowan County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county: Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people). Clark County's population is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Wake County's.
Least populous county: Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people). Tyrrell County's population is 4.9 times (388%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county: Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638). Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county: Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932). Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Warren County's.
Nevada vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax: Nevada has no state income tax, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%. North Carolina's top rate is 3.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year. North Carolina's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%. Nevada's combined rate is 1.14 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.