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Alaska vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 2.5 times (148%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.3 times (229%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Denali is 7,120 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Alaska vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Nevada's population density is 22.8 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 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 5.9 times (489%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 95 years.
Alaska vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Nevada's.
Alaska vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Alaska's county count is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 8.0 times (702%) larger than Nye County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 8.3 times (728%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Yakutat City and Borough and Esmeralda County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Nevada has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.59 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 6.42 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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