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North Carolina vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 2.1 times (107%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- North Carolina and Oklahoma have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 1,694 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- North Carolina's population density is 3.8 times (281%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Charlotte's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Oklahoma City's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 118 years.
North Carolina vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina and Oklahoma have about the same average income.
North Carolina vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- North Carolina has 100 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- North Carolina's largest county is Robeson County at 947 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Warren County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Atoka County's.
North Carolina vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Carolina: 0.61% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Carolina: 7.1% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 1.96 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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