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Delaware vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 49.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 39.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 4.6 times (362%) longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 4.6 times (364%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 10,782 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Delaware's population density is 12.1 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 8.7 times (769%) 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 Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 72 years.
Delaware vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Delaware: $68,061 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Delaware and Oregon have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Delaware has 3 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 12.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area
- Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 10.8 times larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area
- Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- New Castle County and Multnomah County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county
- Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Kent County's population is 132.3 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Deschutes County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county
- Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Kent County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Malheur County's.
Delaware vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 3.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- The two are essentially equal.
Official Websites
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