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OHIO VS SOUTH CAROLINAOverlaid at the same scaleOhio44,826 sq mi (116,098 km²)South Carolina32,024 sq mi (82,940 km²)Ohio is 1.4 times (40%) larger than South Carolina. brilliantmaps.com

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Ohio vs South Carolina Geography

Land area

  • Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
  • Ohio's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than South Carolina's.

Total area

  • Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Ohio's total area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than South Carolina's.

Length

  • Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
  • Ohio's north-south length is 1.2 times (23%) longer than South Carolina's.

Width

  • Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
  • Ohio's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than South Carolina's.

Highest point

  • Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
  • Sassafras Mountain is 1,950 feet higher than Campbell Hill.

Lowest point

  • Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
  • South Carolina's lowest point is 455 feet lower.

Ohio vs South Carolina Population and History

Population

  • Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
  • Ohio's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than South Carolina's.

Population density

  • Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
  • Ohio's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than South Carolina's.

Biggest city

  • Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
  • Columbus' population is 5.9 times (492%) larger than Charleston's.

Largest metro area

  • Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.

History

  • Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
  • South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
  • In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 15 years.

Ohio vs South Carolina Economy

GDP

  • Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
  • Ohio's economic output is 2.6 times (158%) larger than South Carolina's.

GDP per capita

  • Ohio: $77,684 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
  • Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than South Carolina's.

Average income

  • Ohio: $64,464 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Ohio's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than South Carolina's.

Ohio vs South Carolina Counties

Number of counties

  • Ohio has 88 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
  • Ohio's county count is 1.9 times (91%) higher than South Carolina's.

Biggest county by area

  • Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
  • Horry County's land area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Ashtabula County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
  • McCormick County's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Lake County's.

Most populous county

  • Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
  • Franklin County's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Greenville County's.

Least populous county

  • Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
  • Vinton County's population is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Allendale County's.

Richest county

  • Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
  • Delaware County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Charleston County's.

Poorest county

  • Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
  • Marlboro County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Noble County's.

Ohio vs South Carolina Taxes

State income tax

  • Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
  • South Carolina's top rate is 3.25 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
  • Ohio's rate is 0.77 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
  • South Carolina's combined rate is 0.2 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.