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Nevada vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 3.7 times (265%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 2.1 times (105%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.7 times (68%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Boundary Peak is 9,618 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 6.1 times (513%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Las Vegas' population is 4.3 times (331%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.2 times (20%) 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 76 years.
Nevada vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than South Carolina's.
Nevada vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 2.7 times (171%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 16.0 times larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Clark County's population is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 10.5 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Marlboro County's.
Nevada vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Nevada's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
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