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Ohio vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Ohio and Virginia have about the same land area.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Ohio's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 4,182 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Ohio's population density is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Columbus' population is 2.1 times (105%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 15 years.
Ohio vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Ohio's.
Ohio vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Ohio has 88 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest county by area
- Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Pittsylvania County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 114.7 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Franklin County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Vinton County's population is 5.3 times (434%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county
- Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Noble County's.
Ohio vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 1.52 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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