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Oregon vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 2.0 times (103%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.0 times (5%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Hood is 5,503 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 5.0 times (402%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Portland's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs 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 2.5 times (154%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 71 years.
Oregon vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Oregon's.
Oregon vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 3.7 times (269%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 10.5 times larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 215.5 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Malheur County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Sussex County's.
Oregon vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Oregon's top rate is 4.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Virginia's combined rate is 5.77 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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