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Nevada vs Ohio Geography
Land area: Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²). Nevada's land area is 2.7 times (169%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area: Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nevada's total area is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Ohio's.
Length: Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km). Nevada's north-south length is 1.7 times (66%) longer than Ohio's.
Width: Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km). Nevada's east-west width is 1.5 times (48%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point: Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m). Boundary Peak is 11,568 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point: Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet. Ohio's lowest point is 26 feet lower.
Nevada vs Ohio Population and History
Population: Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024). Ohio's population is 3.6 times (264%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density: Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8. Ohio's population density is 9.8 times (879%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263. Columbus' population is 1.4 times (37%) 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 Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815). Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area and Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area have about the same population.
History: Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th 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 61 years.
Nevada vs Ohio Economy
GDP: Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion. Ohio's economic output is 3.4 times (243%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita: Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Ohio: $77,684. Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income: Nevada: $69,805 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Ohio's.
Nevada vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties: Nevada has 17 counties, while Ohio has 88. Ohio's county count is 5.2 times (418%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area: Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles. Nye County's land area is 25.9 times larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area: Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi). Lake County's land area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county: Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people). Clark County's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Franklin County's.
Least populous county: Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people). Vinton County's population is 17.4 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county: Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573). Douglas County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county: Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940). Pershing County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Noble County's.
Nevada vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax: Nevada has no state income tax, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%. Ohio's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year. Ohio's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%. Nevada's combined rate is 0.95 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.