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New York vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Mount Marcy is 355 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
New York vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- New York's population is 4.9 times (385%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- New York's population density is 7.1 times (606%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- New York's population is 11.9 times larger than Oklahoma City's.
Largest metro area
- New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 119 years.
New York vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- New York's economic output is 8.8 times (781%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Oklahoma's.
New York vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Oklahoma's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 16.4 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.2 times (221%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- New York County's income is 1.7 times (71%) richer than Washington County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Allegany County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Atoka County's.
New York vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- New York's top rate is 6.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 0.52 percentage points higher.
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