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Indiana vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 2.4 times (141%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 4,474 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Indianapolis' population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th 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 28 years.
Indiana vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Pittsylvania County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 43.1 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Ohio County's population is 2.6 times (155%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Miami County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Sussex County's.
Indiana vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 2.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 1.23 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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