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Nevada vs South Dakota Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while South Dakota has 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.4 times (45%) larger than South Dakota's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than South Dakota's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than South Dakota's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than South Dakota's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); South Dakota's is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m).
- Boundary Peak is 5,917 feet higher than Black Elk Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; South Dakota's is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 485 feet lower.
Nevada vs South Dakota Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while South Dakota has 924,669 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 3.5 times (253%) larger than South Dakota's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs South Dakota: 12.2.
- Nevada's population density is 2.4 times (143%) higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; South Dakota's is Sioux Falls with 209,289.
- Las Vegas' population is 3.2 times (224%) larger than Sioux Falls'.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs South Dakota's Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 25 years.
Nevada vs South Dakota Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs South Dakota's $76.8 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 3.5 times (250%) larger than South Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs South Dakota: $83,052.
- Nevada and South Dakota have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs South Dakota: $75,699 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- South Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Nevada's.
Nevada vs South Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while South Dakota has 66.
- South Dakota's county count is 3.9 times (288%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; South Dakota's is Meade County at 3,471 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 5.2 times (424%) larger than Meade County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs South Dakota: Clay County (412 sq mi).
- Clay County's land area is 2.9 times (185%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs South Dakota: Minnehaha County (208,639 people).
- Clark County's population is 11.5 times larger than Minnehaha County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs South Dakota: Jones County (874 people).
- Jones County's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Union County ($146,712).
- Union County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs South Dakota: Ziebach County ($32,778).
- Pershing County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Ziebach County's.
Nevada vs South Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while South Dakota has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs South Dakota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- South Dakota's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs South Dakota: 6.11%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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