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Oregon vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.2 times (23%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Hood is 9,286 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Oregon vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 2.5 times (147%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Portland's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 11 years.
Oregon vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Oregon and Wisconsin have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Oregon vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 6.6 times (556%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Malheur County and Menominee County have about the same income.
Oregon vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Oregon's top rate is 2.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Wisconsin's combined rate is 5.72 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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