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COLORADO VS OHIOOverlaid at the same scaleColorado104,095 sq mi (269,605 km²)Ohio44,826 sq mi (116,098 km²)Colorado is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Ohio. brilliantmaps.com

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Colorado vs Ohio Geography

Land area

  • Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
  • Colorado's land area is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Ohio's.

Total area

  • Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Colorado's total area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Ohio's.

Length

  • Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
  • Colorado's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than Ohio's.

Width

  • Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
  • Colorado's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than Ohio's.

Highest point

  • Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
  • Mount Elbert is 12,875 feet higher than Campbell Hill.

Lowest point

  • Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
  • Ohio's lowest point is 2,871 feet lower.

Colorado vs Ohio Population and History

Population

  • Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
  • Ohio's population is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Colorado's.

Population density

  • Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
  • Ohio's population density is 5.1 times (406%) higher than Colorado's.

Biggest city

  • Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
  • Columbus' population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Denver's.

Largest metro area

  • Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.

History

  • Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
  • Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
  • In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 73 years.

Colorado vs Ohio Economy

GDP

  • Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
  • Ohio's economic output is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Colorado's.

GDP per capita

  • Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
  • Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Ohio's.

Average income

  • Colorado: $83,055 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Colorado's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Ohio's.

Colorado vs Ohio Counties

Number of counties

  • Colorado has 64 counties, while Ohio has 88.
  • Ohio's county count is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Colorado's.

Biggest county by area

  • Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
  • Las Animas County's land area is 6.8 times (580%) larger than Ashtabula County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
  • Lake County's land area is 7.0 times (595%) larger than Broomfield County's.

Most populous county

  • Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
  • Franklin County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than El Paso County's.

Least populous county

  • Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
  • Vinton County's population is 16.8 times larger than Hinsdale County's.

Richest county

  • Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
  • Pitkin County's income is 2.8 times (185%) richer than Delaware County's.

Poorest county

  • Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
  • Noble County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Crowley County's.

Colorado vs Ohio Taxes

State income tax

  • Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
  • Colorado's top rate is 1.65 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
  • Ohio's rate is 0.73 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
  • Colorado's combined rate is 0.6 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.