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Illinois vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Illinois'.
Total area
- Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Illinois'.
Length
- Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than Illinois'.
Width
- Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.7 times (66%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 11,883 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Illinois's lowest point is 189 feet lower.
Illinois vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Illinois' population is 3.9 times (289%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Illinois' population density is 7.7 times (671%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Chicago's population is 4.0 times (301%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Illinois's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 46 years.
Illinois vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Illinois' economic output is 4.3 times (327%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Illinois: $74,522 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Illinois' average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Nevada's.
Illinois vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Illinois has 102 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Illinois' county count is 6.0 times (500%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Illinois's largest county is McLean County at 1,183 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 15.4 times larger than McLean County's.
Smallest county by area
- Illinois: Putnam County (160 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Putnam County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Illinois: Cook County (5,182,617 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Cook County's population is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Clark County's.
Least populous county
- Illinois: Hardin County (3,550 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Hardin County's population is 4.9 times (393%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Illinois: Cumberland County ($104,890 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Cumberland County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Illinois: Lawrence County ($43,606 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Lawrence County's.
Illinois vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Illinois has a top income tax rate of 4.95%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Illinois's top rate is 4.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Illinois: 1.92% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Illinois's rate is 1.45 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Illinois: 8.98% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Illinois's combined rate is 0.74 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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