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OHIO VS PENNSYLVANIAOverlaid at the same scaleOhio44,826 sq mi (116,098 km²)Pennsylvania46,054 sq mi (119,279 km²)Ohio and Pennsylvania are about the same size. brilliantmaps.com

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Ohio vs Pennsylvania Geography

Land area

  • Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
  • Pennsylvania's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Ohio's.

Total area

  • Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Ohio and Pennsylvania have about the same total area.

Length

  • Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
  • Ohio and Pennsylvania have about the same north-south length.

Width

  • Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
  • Ohio and Pennsylvania have about the same east-west width.

Highest point

  • Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
  • Mount Davis is 1,663 feet higher than Campbell Hill.

Lowest point

  • Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
  • Pennsylvania's lowest point is 455 feet lower.

Ohio vs Pennsylvania Population and History

Population

  • Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
  • Pennsylvania's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Ohio's.

Population density

  • Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
  • Ohio and Pennsylvania have about the same population density.

Biggest city

  • Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
  • Philadelphia's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Columbus'.

Largest metro area

  • Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.

History

  • Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
  • Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
  • In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 16 years.

Ohio vs Pennsylvania Economy

GDP

  • Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
  • Pennsylvania's economic output is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Ohio's.

GDP per capita

  • Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
  • Ohio and Pennsylvania have about the same GDP per capita.

Average income

  • Ohio: $64,464 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Pennsylvania's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Ohio's.

Ohio vs Pennsylvania Counties

Number of counties

  • Ohio has 88 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
  • Ohio's county count is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Pennsylvania's.

Biggest county by area

  • Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
  • Lycoming County's land area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Ashtabula County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
  • Lake County's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Montour County's.

Most populous county

  • Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
  • Philadelphia County's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Franklin County's.

Least populous county

  • Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
  • Vinton County's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Cameron County's.

Richest county

  • Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
  • Chester County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Delaware County's.

Poorest county

  • Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
  • Noble County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Forest County's.

Ohio vs Pennsylvania Taxes

State income tax

  • Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
  • Pennsylvania's top rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
  • Ohio's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
  • Ohio's combined rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.

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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.