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Connecticut vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 22.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 19.9 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 6.6 times (563%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 4.5 times (351%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 10,739 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Connecticut's population density is 25.6 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 4.5 times (348%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 2.1 times (105%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 76 years.
Connecticut vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Nevada's.
Connecticut vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Nevada's county count is 1.9 times (89%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 17.7 times larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and Carson City have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 135.7 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Pershing County's.
Connecticut vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Connecticut's top rate is 6.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.19 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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