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Connecticut vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- West Virginia's land area is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- West Virginia's total area is 4.4 times (337%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- West Virginia's north-south length is 3.4 times (236%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- West Virginia's east-west width is 2.7 times (165%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Spruce Knob is 2,487 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
Connecticut vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 2.1 times (108%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- Connecticut's population density is 10.3 times higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Bridgeport's population is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 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 5.5 times (451%) 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 75 years.
Connecticut vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 3.4 times (235%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (61%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.7 times (72%) higher than West Virginia's.
Connecticut vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 6.1 times (511%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Capitol Planning Region and Randolph County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 5.7 times (470%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 19.8 times larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.3 times (135%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.9 times (85%) richer than Webster County's.
Connecticut vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 2.17 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- West Virginia's combined rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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