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Arizona vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Arizona and Nevada have about the same land area.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona and Nevada have about the same total area.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Arizona and Nevada have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 495 feet higher than Humphreys Peak.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 410 feet lower.
Arizona vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Arizona's population density is 2.2 times (125%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Phoenix's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 48 years.
Arizona vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Nevada's county count is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Coconino County and Nye County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 8.6 times (756%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Clark County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 13.1 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Graham County and Pershing County have about the same income.
Arizona vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Arizona's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Nevada's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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