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Oregon vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 4.0 times (299%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 4.1 times (306%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.8 times (85%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.6 times (61%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Mount Hood is 6,369 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
Oregon vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 2.4 times (141%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.7 times (65%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Portland's population is 13.7 times 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 West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 4 years.
Oregon vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 3.1 times (210%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.3 times (28%) higher than West Virginia's.
Oregon vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 9.7 times (875%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 5.2 times (422%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 3.4 times (238%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Deschutes County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Malheur County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Webster County's.
Oregon vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- Oregon's top rate is 5.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- West Virginia's combined rate is 6.6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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