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New York vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- New York's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Mount Marcy is 3,788 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
New York vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- New York's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Ohio's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- New York's population density is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- New York's population is 9.1 times (808%) larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.7 times (766%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 15 years.
New York vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Ohio's.
New York vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 1.4 times (42%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 3.8 times (281%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 10.1 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Kings County's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Franklin County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- New York County's income is 2.2 times (125%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Allegany County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Noble County's.
New York vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- New York's top rate is 8.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.25 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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