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Georgia vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 2.5 times (145%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Spruce Knob is 85 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
Georgia vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 6.3 times (532%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- Georgia's population density is 2.6 times (163%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Atlanta's population is 11.2 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs West Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area have about the same population.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 75 years.
Georgia vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 8.3 times (728%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than West Virginia's.
Georgia vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- Georgia's county count is 2.9 times (189%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Randolph County's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Clarke County's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Fulton County's population is 6.3 times (527%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Fulton County's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Webster County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.37 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 0.96 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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