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Arizona vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Arizona and Virginia have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 6,891 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 3.3 times (235%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Phoenix's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 124 years.
Arizona vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 8.9 times (787%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 19.2 times larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 618.2 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 4.0 times (301%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.8 times (82%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Graham County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Sussex County's.
Arizona vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 3.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 2.77 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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