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New York vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- New York's land area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 2.3 times (125%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Mount Marcy is 472 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
New York vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- New York's population is 11.2 times larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- New York's population density is 5.7 times (473%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- New York's population is 182.4 times larger than Charleston'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 West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 75 years.
New York vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- New York's economic output is 21.8 times larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (94%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.5 times (55%) higher than West Virginia's.
New York vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- New York's county count is 1.1 times (13%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Hancock County's land area is 3.6 times (264%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Kings County's population is 15.1 times larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Hamilton County and Wirt County have about the same population.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- New York County's income is 3.1 times (208%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Allegany County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Webster County's.
New York vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- New York's top rate is 6.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.94 percentage points higher.
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