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Louisiana vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Louisiana and Ohio have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Campbell Hill is 1,014 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 463 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 2.7 times (173%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 9 years.
Louisiana vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana and Ohio have about the same average income.
Louisiana vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 3.0 times (199%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Delaware County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- East Carroll Parish's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Noble County's.
Louisiana vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Louisiana's top rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.69 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 2.84 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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