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Louisiana vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 1.3 times (35%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 5,196 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 2.1 times (110%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 6.7 times (566%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 24 years.
Louisiana vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 84.8 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 2.6 times (156%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 4.36 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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