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New York vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- New York's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 394 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- New York's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- New York's population density is 1.9 times (89%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- New York's population is 18.6 times larger than Virginia Beach'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 Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
New York vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- New York's economic output is 3.0 times (205%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Virginia's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Virginia's.
New York vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 2.1 times (115%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- New York County's land area is 11.4 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- New York County's income is 1.6 times (65%) richer than Arlington County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Sussex County's.
New York vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- New York's top rate is 5.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.74 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- New York's combined rate is 2.77 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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