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Nebraska vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.2 times (123%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Nebraska and Virginia have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 301 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 4.4 times (339%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 8.6 times (755%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Omaha's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 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 6.4 times (543%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th 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 79 years.
Nebraska vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Virginia's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Nebraska's.
Nebraska vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 6.2 times (515%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 119.0 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 6.2 times (524%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Johnson County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Sussex County's.
Nebraska vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 1.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 1.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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