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Kentucky vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 8,981 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 211 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Kentucky's population density is 3.9 times (291%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area have about the same population.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 72 years.
Kentucky vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Kentucky's county count is 7.1 times (606%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 23.1 times larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Robertson County's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Kentucky's top rate is 3.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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