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Nebraska vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.5 times (46%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Panorama Point is 3,881 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Ohio's lowest point is 385 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 5.9 times (493%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 11.1 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th 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 64 years.
Nebraska vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 4.9 times (388%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Ohio's.
Nebraska vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 8.5 times (749%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Sarpy County and Lake County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 33.4 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Pierce County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Johnson County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Noble County's.
Nebraska vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 1.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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