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Ohio vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 39.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 29.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Ohio's north-south length is 4.8 times (377%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 7.5 times (655%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Campbell Hill is 736 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 10.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 3.7 times (270%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Columbus' population is 4.8 times (379%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 13 years.
Ohio vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 11.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Ohio's.
Ohio vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Ohio has 88 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Ohio's county count is 17.6 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Ashtabula County's land area is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 9.5 times (852%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Franklin County's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 4.0 times (300%) larger than Vinton County's.
Richest county
- Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Delaware County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.7 times (75%) richer than Noble County's.
Ohio vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 3.24 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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