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Ohio vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Ohio's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 1.1 times (15%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Spruce Knob is 3,316 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 215 feet lower.
Ohio vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 6.7 times (571%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- Ohio's population density is 4.0 times (295%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Columbus' population is 20.1 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 60 years.
Ohio vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 8.7 times (767%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than West Virginia's.
Ohio vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Ohio has 88 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- Ohio's county count is 1.6 times (60%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Randolph County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Lake County's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Franklin County's population is 7.8 times (680%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Vinton County's population is 2.5 times (155%) larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Delaware County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Noble County and Webster County have about the same income.
Ohio vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 2.07 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 0.69 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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