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Louisiana vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.5 times (50%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.3 times (25%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 10,699 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Louisiana's population density is 2.4 times (139%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 1.8 times (75%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 2.6 times (163%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 47 years.
Louisiana vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Louisiana and Oregon have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Louisiana's county count is 1.8 times (78%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 7.6 times (664%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- St. Tammany Parish and Deschutes County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 6.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 10.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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