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Oklahoma vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 2.8 times (179%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Oklahoma and Tennessee have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 1,644 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Tennessee's lowest point is 111 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Tennessee's population density is 2.9 times (194%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Oklahoma City and Nashville have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 111 years.
Oklahoma vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oklahoma and Tennessee have about the same average income.
Oklahoma vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Oklahoma has 77 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- Oklahoma's largest county is Osage County at 2,247 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 3.3 times (225%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Shelby County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Pickett County's population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Washington County's.
Poorest county
- Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Atoka County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Lake County's.
Oklahoma vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oklahoma: 0.75% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oklahoma: 9.06% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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