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United States vs West Virginia Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²). United States' land area is 147.0 times larger than West Virginia's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 156.9 times larger than West Virginia's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km). United States' north-south length is 14.8 times longer than West Virginia's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km). United States' east-west width is 17.5 times wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m). Denali is 15,445 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet. United States's lowest point is 519 feet lower.
United States vs West Virginia Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024). United States' population is 192.2 times larger than West Virginia's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6. United States' population density is 1.3 times (31%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482. New York's population is 182.4 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area: United States'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: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 87 years.
United States vs West Virginia Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion. United States' economic output is 288.9 times larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156. United States' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (49%) higher than West Virginia's.
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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.