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Colorado vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Colorado and Nevada have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Mount Elbert is 1,307 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 2,845 feet lower.
Colorado vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Colorado's population density is 1.9 times (94%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Denver's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 12 years.
Colorado vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Nevada's.
Colorado vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Colorado's county count is 3.8 times (276%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 3.8 times (281%) larger than Las Animas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 3.2 times (219%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Hinsdale County and Esmeralda County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.5 times (151%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Colorado's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Colorado's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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