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Oregon vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 3.2 times (219%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Mount Hood is 7,735 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 4.1 times (309%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Portland's population is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 71 years.
Oregon vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than South Carolina's.
Oregon vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 8.9 times (794%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than McCormick County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Charleston County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Malheur County and Marlboro County have about the same income.
Oregon vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- Oregon's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 7.49 percentage points higher.
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