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Virginia vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Washington's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 8,680 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Virginia's population density is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 101 years.
Virginia vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Virginia's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Virginia's.
Virginia vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Virginia has 133 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Virginia's county count is 3.4 times (241%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Virginia's largest county is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 87.0 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Highland County and Garfield County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- Arlington County and King County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Sussex County's.
Virginia vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Virginia: 0.71% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Virginia: 5.77% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 3.8 percentage points higher.
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