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New Jersey vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 13.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 11.3 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 2.7 times (168%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 3.4 times (245%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 9,434 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- New Jersey's population density is 29.0 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 2.0 times (100%) 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 Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 7.9 times (686%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 72 years.
New Jersey vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- New Jersey: $84,893 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Oregon's.
New Jersey vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- New Jersey has 21 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 1.7 times (71%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 12.7 times larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 9.3 times (833%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Bergen County's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Salem County's population is 45.2 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Somerset County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Malheur County's.
New Jersey vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 1.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- New Jersey's combined rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
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