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New Hampshire vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 4.6 times (357%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Virginia's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 4.9 times (391%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Washington is 548 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 6.3 times (525%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 1.4 times (42%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 3.9 times (291%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 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 1.3 times (28%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
New Hampshire vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 6.4 times (538%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- New Hampshire and Virginia have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Virginia's.
New Hampshire vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 13.3 times higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 183.8 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Coos County's population is 13.2 times larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Coos County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Sussex County's.
New Hampshire vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire 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
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Virginia's combined rate is 5.77 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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