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Idaho vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Idaho's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Idaho's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Idaho and Nevada have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 484 feet higher than Borah Peak.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 237 feet lower.
Idaho vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Nevada's population density is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 2.9 times (185%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 26 years.
Idaho vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Idaho's.
Idaho vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Idaho's county count is 2.6 times (159%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Idaho County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 4.5 times (348%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Clark County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Blaine County's income is 1.9 times (85%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.6 times (56%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Idaho's top rate is 5.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Nevada's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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