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Nevada vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area: Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²). Nevada's land area is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nevada's total area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km). Nevada's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km). Nevada's east-west width is 1.5 times (45%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m). Boundary Peak is 11,169 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet. Nevada's lowest point is 96 feet lower.
Nevada vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population: Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024). Wisconsin's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density: Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0. Wisconsin's population density is 3.7 times (270%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531. Las Vegas' population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area: Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.6 times (57%) 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. Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 16 years.
Nevada vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP: Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion. Wisconsin's economic output is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita: Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044. Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income: Nevada: $69,805 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nevada and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Nevada vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties: Nevada has 17 counties, while Wisconsin has 72. Wisconsin's county count is 4.2 times (324%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area: Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles. Nye County's land area is 11.8 times larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area: Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi). Pepin County's land area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county: Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people). Clark County's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county: Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people). Menominee County's population is 6.0 times (495%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county: Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947). Douglas County and Ozaukee County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696). Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Menominee County's.
Nevada vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax: Nevada has no state income tax, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%. Wisconsin's top rate is 7.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year. Wisconsin's rate is 0.78 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%. Nevada's combined rate is 2.52 percentage points higher.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.