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North Carolina vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Ohio's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 5,127 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 1.3 times (28%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Charlotte and Columbus have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 14 years.
North Carolina vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 1.1 times (9%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- North Carolina and Ohio have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina and Ohio have about the same average income.
North Carolina vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- North Carolina has 100 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest county by area
- North Carolina's largest county is Robeson County at 947 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Robeson County's land area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Wake County's.
Least populous county
- North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 3.6 times (257%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Delaware County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Warren County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Noble County's.
North Carolina vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- North Carolina's top rate is 1.24 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Carolina: 0.61% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.61 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Carolina: 7.1% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 0.19 percentage points higher.
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