The map above shows Oregon and Pennsylvania side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Oregon vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 2.1 times (115%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.4 times (45%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Hood is 8,022 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 3.1 times (206%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 6.6 times (557%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 72 years.
Oregon vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 3.1 times (205%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Oregon and Pennsylvania have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon and Pennsylvania have about the same average income.
Oregon vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 8.2 times (725%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Malheur County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Forest County's.
Oregon vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Oregon's top rate is 6.83 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Pennsylvania's combined rate is 6.34 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Oregon official website · Pennsylvania official website
Download the Oregon vs Pennsylvania Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Oregon size comparisons · All Pennsylvania size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.