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Alaska vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 8.3 times (733%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 9.5 times (852%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 2.3 times (125%) longer than Oklahoma's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.2 times (215%) wider than Oklahoma's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Denali is 15,255 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
Alaska vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- Oklahoma's population density is 45.9 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Oklahoma City, OK metro area's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, Oklahoma is the older of the two by 52 years.
Alaska vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- Oklahoma's economic output is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Alaska vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Oklahoma's county count is 2.6 times (157%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 64.9 times larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Marshall County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Oklahoma County's population is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Cimarron County's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Washington County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Kusilvak Census Area and Atoka County have about the same income.
Alaska vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 7.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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