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Alabama vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 2.2 times (121%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 10,710 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Alabama vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Alabama's population density is 3.4 times (243%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 45 years.
Alabama vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Alabama's county count is 3.9 times (294%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 11.4 times larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Greene County's population is 9.9 times (890%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.5 times (45%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Alabama's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Nevada's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 1.22 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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