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Oklahoma vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 2.9 times (185%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oklahoma's total area is 2.9 times (188%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 2.2 times (118%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Black Mesa is 117 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 49 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Oklahoma City's population is 15.3 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 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 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 44 years.
Oklahoma vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Oklahoma's economic output is 2.5 times (148%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Oklahoma's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oklahoma's average income is 1.2 times (15%) higher than West Virginia's.
Oklahoma vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Oklahoma has 77 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- Oklahoma's county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest county by area
- Oklahoma's largest county is Osage County at 2,247 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 4.5 times (350%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Oklahoma County's population is 4.7 times (370%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Washington County's income is 1.8 times (80%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Atoka County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Webster County's.
Oklahoma vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oklahoma: 0.75% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oklahoma: 9.06% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 2.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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