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New York vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 2.0 times (104%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.5 times (45%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 5,897 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- New York's population is 4.7 times (365%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- New York's population density is 9.5 times (847%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- New York's population is 13.3 times larger than Portland'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 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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 71 years.
New York vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- New York's economic output is 7.0 times (603%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Oregon's.
New York vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- New York's county count is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 3.8 times (278%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 19.0 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Kings County's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- New York County's income is 2.5 times (152%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Allegany County and Malheur County have about the same income.
New York vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- New York's top rate is 1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.67 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- New York's combined rate is 8.54 percentage points higher.
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