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DELAWARE VS OHIOOverlaid at the same scaleDelaware2,489 sq mi (6,446 km²)Ohio44,826 sq mi (116,098 km²)Ohio is 18.0 times larger than Delaware. brilliantmaps.com

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Delaware vs Ohio Geography

Land area

  • Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
  • Ohio's land area is 21.0 times larger than Delaware's.

Total area

  • Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Ohio's total area is 18.0 times larger than Delaware's.

Length

  • Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
  • Ohio's north-south length is 3.0 times (197%) longer than Delaware's.

Width

  • Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
  • Ohio's east-west width is 3.3 times (230%) wider than Delaware's.

Highest point

  • Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
  • Campbell Hill is 1,097 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.

Lowest point

  • Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
  • Delaware's lowest point is 455 feet lower.

Delaware vs Ohio Population and History

Population

  • Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
  • Ohio's population is 11.3 times larger than Delaware's.

Population density

  • Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
  • Delaware's population density is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Ohio's.

Biggest city

  • Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
  • Columbus' population is 12.8 times 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 Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.

History

  • Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
  • Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
  • In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 16 years.

Delaware vs Ohio Economy

GDP

  • Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
  • Ohio's economic output is 8.3 times (732%) larger than Delaware's.

GDP per capita

  • Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
  • Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Ohio's.

Average income

  • Delaware: $68,061 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Delaware's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Ohio's.

Delaware vs Ohio Counties

Number of counties

  • Delaware has 3 counties, while Ohio has 88.
  • Ohio's county count is 29.3 times higher than Delaware's.

Biggest county by area

  • Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
  • Sussex County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Ashtabula County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
  • New Castle County's land area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Lake County's.

Most populous county

  • Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
  • Franklin County's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than New Castle County's.

Least populous county

  • Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
  • Kent County's population is 15.4 times larger than Vinton County's.

Richest county

  • Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
  • Delaware County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Sussex County's.

Poorest county

  • Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
  • Kent County's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Noble County's.

Delaware vs Ohio Taxes

State income tax

  • Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
  • Delaware's top rate is 3.85 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
  • Ohio's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
  • Ohio's combined rate is 7.29 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.