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Nevada vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.7 times (70%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.5 times (53%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Boundary Peak is 9,905 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 4.0 times (300%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 9.8 times (884%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 2.3 times (132%) 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 Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.6 times (164%) 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.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 77 years.
Nevada vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 3.7 times (275%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada and Pennsylvania have about the same average income.
Nevada vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 3.9 times (294%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 14.8 times larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Clark County's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Philadelphia County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 6.0 times (504%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Douglas County and Chester County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Pershing County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Forest County's.
Nevada vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Pennsylvania's top rate is 3.07 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.69 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.9 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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