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Nebraska vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Oregon's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Nebraska and Oregon have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 5,804 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Oregon's population density is 1.7 times (70%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 8 years.
Nebraska vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska and Oregon have about the same average income.
Nebraska vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Nebraska's county count is 2.6 times (158%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Wheeler County's population is 3.9 times (287%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Pierce County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Johnson County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Malheur County's.
Nebraska vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 5.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 6.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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