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North Carolina vs Oregon Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²). Oregon's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water. Oregon's total area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km). Oregon's north-south length is 1.8 times (76%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km). North Carolina's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m). Mount Hood is 4,558 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Oregon Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024). North Carolina's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5. North Carolina's population density is 5.1 times (411%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749. Charlotte's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 70 years.
North Carolina vs Oregon Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Oregon: $77,299. North Carolina and Oregon have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: North Carolina: $65,634 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Oregon's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than North Carolina's.
North Carolina vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties: North Carolina has 100 counties, while Oregon has 36. North Carolina's county count is 2.8 times (178%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area: North Carolina's largest county is Robeson County at 947 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles. Harney County's land area is 10.7 times larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area: North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi). Multnomah County's land area is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county: North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people). Wake County's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county: North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people). Tyrrell County's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county: North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176). Chatham County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county: North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974). Malheur County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Warren County's.
North Carolina vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax: North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%. Oregon's top rate is 5.91 percentage points higher.
Property tax: North Carolina: 0.61% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year. Oregon's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: North Carolina: 7.1% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%. North Carolina's combined rate is 7.1 percentage points higher.
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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.