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Colorado vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 4.3 times (331%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 4.3 times (330%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.9 times (91%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,559 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 3,086 feet lower.
Colorado vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 3.4 times (237%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Denver's population is 15.7 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs West 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 2.1 times (111%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 13 years.
Colorado vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 5.2 times (424%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.5 times (50%) higher than West Virginia's.
Colorado vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- Colorado's county count is 1.2 times (16%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Hancock County's land area is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- El Paso County's population is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 6.6 times (559%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Pitkin County's income is 3.9 times (290%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Webster County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- West Virginia's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 1.29 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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