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Nevada vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 4.6 times (357%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 4.6 times (356%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 2.0 times (98%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.7 times (70%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Boundary Peak is 8,252 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 241 feet lower.
Nevada vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 1.8 times (85%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Las Vegas' population is 14.6 times 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 West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 1 years.
Nevada vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 2.5 times (153%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than West Virginia's.
Nevada vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 3.2 times (224%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 17.5 times larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Clark County's population is 13.8 times larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 6.8 times (584%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Douglas County's income is 1.6 times (55%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Pershing County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Webster County's.
Nevada vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 4.82 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- West Virginia's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.64 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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