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Oklahoma vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.6 times (65%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 8,808 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Oklahoma's lowest point is 2,819 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 7.0 times (597%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Oklahoma's population density is 9.8 times (879%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Oklahoma City's population is 10.9 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Oklahoma City, OK metro area's population is 14.7 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 17 years.
Oklahoma vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Oklahoma's economic output is 5.1 times (412%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Oklahoma vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Oklahoma has 77 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Oklahoma's county count is 3.3 times (235%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Oklahoma's largest county is Osage County at 2,247 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 5.4 times (440%) larger than Marshall County's.
Most populous county
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Oklahoma County's population is 8.0 times (702%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.2 times (320%) richer than Washington County's.
Poorest county
- Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Atoka County's.
Oklahoma vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oklahoma: 0.75% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oklahoma: 9.06% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 3.67 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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