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Kentucky vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.8 times (76%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 7,098 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Kentucky's population density is 2.6 times (161%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Louisville and Portland have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 67 years.
Kentucky vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Kentucky's county count is 3.3 times (233%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 12.9 times larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Jefferson County and Multnomah County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Robertson County's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Oldham County and Deschutes County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 6.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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