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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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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.