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New Jersey vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- West Virginia's land area is 3.3 times (227%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- West Virginia's total area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- West Virginia's north-south length is 1.4 times (45%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- West Virginia's east-west width is 2.1 times (114%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Spruce Knob is 3,065 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
New Jersey vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 5.4 times (437%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- New Jersey's population density is 17.6 times higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Newark's population is 6.8 times (583%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs West Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 76 years.
New Jersey vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 7.9 times (694%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- New Jersey: $84,893 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.5 times (53%) higher than West Virginia's.
New Jersey vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- New Jersey has 21 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 2.6 times (162%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Randolph County's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Hancock County's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Bergen County's population is 5.6 times (463%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Salem County's population is 13.4 times larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Somerset County's income is 1.7 times (72%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.5 times (45%) richer than Webster County's.
New Jersey vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 5.93 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.37 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- The two are essentially equal.
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