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Georgia vs Nevada Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²). Nevada's land area is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nevada's total area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km). Nevada's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km). Nevada's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m). Boundary Peak is 8,337 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Georgia vs Nevada Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024). Georgia's population is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7. Georgia's population density is 6.5 times (552%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922. Las Vegas' population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 76 years.
Georgia vs Nevada Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion. Georgia's economic output is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Nevada: $82,330. Georgia and Nevada have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Nevada has 17. Georgia's county count is 9.4 times (835%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles. Nye County's land area is 20.2 times larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi). Carson City's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people). Clark County's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people). Taliaferro County's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486). Fulton County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906). Pershing County's income is 1.8 times (76%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Nevada has no state income tax. Georgia's top rate is 5.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%. Nevada's combined rate is 0.68 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.