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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.