The map above shows New Jersey and Oklahoma side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
New Jersey vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 9.3 times (833%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 8.0 times (702%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 3.2 times (215%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 3.8 times (280%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Black Mesa is 3,182 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
New Jersey vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- New Jersey's population density is 21.6 times higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 13.3 times larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 120 years.
New Jersey vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 3.2 times (221%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- New Jersey: $84,893 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Oklahoma's.
New Jersey vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- New Jersey has 21 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Oklahoma's county count is 3.7 times (267%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 8.0 times (704%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Bergen County's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Salem County's population is 30.9 times larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county
- New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Atoka County's.
New Jersey vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 6.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 2.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · Oklahoma official website
Download the New Jersey vs Oklahoma Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All New Jersey size comparisons · All Oklahoma size comparisons
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.