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Alabama vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 2.3 times (131%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Black Mesa is 2,575 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
Alabama vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- Alabama's population density is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Oklahoma City, OK metro area's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 88 years.
Alabama vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- Alabama and Oklahoma have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oklahoma's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Oklahoma's county count is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Marshall County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Oklahoma County's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Greene County's population is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Bullock County and Atoka County have about the same income.
Alabama vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Alabama's top rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.37 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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