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Nevada vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.5 times (49%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 673 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 2,627 feet lower.
Nevada vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 5.6 times (456%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Nevada's population density is 4.9 times (387%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Las Vegas' population is 10.3 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 26 years.
Nevada vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 5.2 times (422%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Nevada's.
Nevada vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Sweetwater County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 13.9 times larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Clark County's population is 23.6 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.9 times (387%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Pershing County's.
Nevada vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.85 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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