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Nevada vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Nevada and Virginia have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Boundary Peak is 7,386 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 7.5 times (652%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.7 times (168%) 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.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 76 years.
Nevada vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Nevada's.
Nevada vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 7.8 times (682%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 18.8 times larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 72.3 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Sussex County's.
Nevada vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 5.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.47 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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