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Nevada vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 2.0 times (103%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 1,294 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Washington's population density is 4.0 times (303%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 1.2 times (15%) 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 Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 1.7 times (73%) 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.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 25 years.
Nevada vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Nevada's.
Nevada vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Washington's county count is 2.3 times (129%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Okanogan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- Clark County and King County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Garfield County's population is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Pershing County's.
Nevada vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 1.33 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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