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IOWA VS NEVADAOverlaid at the same scaleIowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Nevada110,571 sq mi (286,377 km²)Nevada is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Iowa. brilliantmaps.com

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Iowa vs Nevada Geography

Land area

  • Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
  • Nevada's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Iowa's.

Total area

  • Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Nevada's total area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Iowa's.

Length

  • Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
  • Nevada's north-south length is 2.2 times (124%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
  • Nevada's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Iowa's.

Highest point

  • Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
  • Boundary Peak is 11,446 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
  • Both lowest points are at or near sea level.

Iowa vs Nevada Population and History

Population

  • Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
  • Iowa and Nevada have about the same population.

Population density

  • Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
  • Iowa's population density is 2.0 times (95%) higher than Nevada's.

Biggest city

  • Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
  • Las Vegas' population is 3.2 times (219%) larger than Des Moines'.

Largest metro area

  • Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 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 2.4 times (140%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
  • In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 18 years.

Iowa vs Nevada Economy

GDP

  • Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
  • Iowa and Nevada have about the same economic output.

GDP per capita

  • Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
  • Iowa and Nevada have about the same GDP per capita.

Average income

  • Iowa: $65,225 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Iowa's.

Iowa vs Nevada Counties

Number of counties

  • Iowa has 99 counties, while Nevada has 17.
  • Iowa's county count is 5.8 times (482%) higher than Nevada's.

Biggest county by area

  • Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
  • Nye County's land area is 18.7 times larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Carson City's.

Most populous county

  • Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
  • Clark County's population is 4.6 times (365%) larger than Polk County's.

Least populous county

  • Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
  • Adams County's population is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Esmeralda County's.

Richest county

  • Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
  • Douglas County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
  • Decatur County and Pershing County have about the same income.

Iowa vs Nevada Taxes

State income tax

  • Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
  • Iowa's top rate is 3.8 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
  • Nevada's combined rate is 1.3 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.