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Nevada vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Nevada and Oklahoma have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Boundary Peak is 8,135 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- Oklahoma's lowest point is 192 feet lower.
Nevada vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- Oklahoma's population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 43 years.
Nevada vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- Nevada and Oklahoma have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Nevada vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Oklahoma's county count is 4.5 times (353%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 8.1 times (709%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Cimarron County's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Pershing County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Atoka County's.
Nevada vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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