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Oklahoma vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 2.4 times (139%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 749 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 3.7 times (274%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Oklahoma City's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 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 4.3 times (330%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th 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 119 years.
Oklahoma vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Oklahoma vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Oklahoma has 77 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- Oklahoma's largest county is Osage County at 2,247 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 185.8 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Washington County and Arlington County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Atoka County's.
Oklahoma vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 1.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oklahoma: 0.75% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oklahoma: 9.06% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 3.29 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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