The map above shows Nebraska and West Virginia side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Nebraska vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 3.2 times (220%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 3.2 times (219%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.0 times (103%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.7 times (68%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Panorama Point is 565 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 600 feet lower.
Nebraska vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Nebraska's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 2.8 times (182%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Omaha's population is 10.5 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 4 years.
Nebraska vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.8 times (78%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than West Virginia's.
Nebraska vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.7 times (69%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 5.7 times (473%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Douglas County's population is 3.5 times (246%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 13.1 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Pierce County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Johnson County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Webster County's.
Nebraska vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Nebraska official website · West Virginia official website
Download the Nebraska vs West Virginia Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Nebraska size comparisons · All West Virginia size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.