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Delaware vs Nevada Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²). Nevada's land area is 56.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nevada's total area is 44.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km). Nevada's north-south length is 4.9 times (394%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km). Nevada's east-west width is 4.9 times (389%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m). Boundary Peak is 12,665 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Delaware vs Nevada Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024). Nevada's population is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7. Delaware's population density is 18.2 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922. Las Vegas' population is 9.3 times (828%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 77 years.
Delaware vs Nevada Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion. Nevada's economic output is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Nevada: $82,330. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Nevada have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Nevada has 17. Nevada's county count is 5.7 times (467%) higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles. Nye County's land area is 19.4 times larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 3.0 times (195%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people). Clark County's population is 4.1 times (308%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people). Kent County's population is 267.6 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486). Douglas County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906). Kent County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Pershing County's.
Delaware vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Nevada has no state income tax. Delaware's top rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year. The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%. Nevada's combined rate is 8.24 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.