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Idaho vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Idaho's north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Borah Peak is 6,902 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Idaho vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 9.2 times (822%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 7.6 times (661%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 102 years.
Idaho vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 5.9 times (490%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Idaho's.
Idaho vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 3.0 times (202%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 8.7 times (775%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 203.5 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Ada County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Clark County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Blaine County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Arlington County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 0.45 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Idaho's combined rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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