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Nebraska vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Panorama Point is 448 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- Oklahoma's lowest point is 551 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- Oklahoma's population density is 2.3 times (129%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Oklahoma City, OK metro area's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 40 years.
Nebraska vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- Oklahoma's economic output is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Nebraska vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Oklahoma County's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Cimarron County's population is 5.7 times (467%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Johnson County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Atoka County's.
Nebraska vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.67 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 2.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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