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Ohio vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 12,241 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Ohio's lowest point is 2,653 feet lower.
Ohio vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 20.2 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Ohio's population density is 47.7 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Columbus' population is 14.2 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 22.6 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 87 years.
Ohio vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 17.9 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Ohio's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Ohio's.
Ohio vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Ohio has 88 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Ohio's county count is 3.8 times (283%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Ohio's largest county is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 14.8 times larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 8.7 times (774%) larger than Lake County's.
Most populous county
- Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Franklin County's population is 13.3 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Vinton County's population is 5.5 times (445%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.5 times (452%) richer than Delaware County's.
Poorest county
- Ohio: Noble County ($34,940 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Noble County's.
Ohio vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Ohio's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Ohio: 1.22% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Ohio: 7.29% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 1.9 percentage points higher.
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