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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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