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Indiana vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.8 times (75%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 2.4 times (143%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 11,860 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 151 feet lower.
Indiana vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Indiana's population density is 6.5 times (551%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana'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
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 48 years.
Indiana vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Indiana's county count is 5.4 times (441%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 27.7 times larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Ohio County's population is 8.3 times (733%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Miami County and Pershing County have about the same income.
Indiana vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Indiana's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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