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Oregon vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Oregon and Wyoming have about the same land area.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon and Wyoming have about the same total area.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 2,556 feet higher than Mount Hood.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Oregon vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 7.3 times (627%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Oregon's population density is 7.3 times (630%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Portland's population is 9.7 times (868%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 24.9 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 31 years.
Oregon vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 6.4 times (541%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Oregon's.
Oregon vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Oregon's county count is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Harney County and Sweetwater County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 4.7 times (365%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 7.8 times (682%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 6.2 times (518%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Malheur County's.
Oregon vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Oregon's top rate is 9.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Wyoming's combined rate is 5.39 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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