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Oregon vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 92.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 63.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 7.4 times (643%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 10.6 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Hood is 10,421 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 24.2 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Portland's population is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 69 years.
Oregon vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon and Rhode Island have about the same average income.
Oregon vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Oregon's county count is 7.2 times (620%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 24.7 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 17.9 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 34.4 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Malheur County's.
Oregon vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Oregon's top rate is 3.91 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 7 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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