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Nevada vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Oregon's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Oregon's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Oregon's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Boundary Peak is 1,883 feet higher than Mount Hood.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Oregon's population density is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th 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 5 years.
Nevada vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada and Oregon have about the same average income.
Nevada vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Harney County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Clark County's population is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Wheeler County's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Douglas County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Malheur County's.
Nevada vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 9.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 8.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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