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Alaska vs Oregon Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²). Alaska's land area is 6.0 times (495%) larger than Oregon's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 6.8 times (577%) larger than Oregon's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km). Alaska's north-south length is 2.7 times (165%) longer than Oregon's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km). Alaska's east-west width is 3.5 times (247%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m). Denali is 9,003 feet higher than Mount Hood.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Oregon Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024). Oregon's population is 5.8 times (477%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5. Oregon's population density is 34.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749. Portland's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904). Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 6.2 times (523%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state. In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 100 years.
Alaska vs Oregon Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion. Oregon's economic output is 4.6 times (361%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Oregon: $77,299. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Oregon's.
Alaska vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Oregon has 36. Oregon's county count is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 14.4 times larger than Harney County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi). Skagway Municipality and Multnomah County have about the same land area.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people). Multnomah County's population is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people). Wheeler County's population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.8 times (84%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974). Malheur County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%. Oregon's top rate is 9.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%. Alaska's combined rate is 1.82 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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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.