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Virginia vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.7 times (65%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Rogers is 3,783 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Virginia vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Virginia's population density is 2.0 times (103%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.2 times (24%) 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 Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 60 years.
Virginia vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Virginia vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Virginia has 133 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Virginia's county count is 1.8 times (85%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest county by area
- Virginia's largest county is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 116.0 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county
- Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Arlington County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Ozaukee County's.
Poorest county
- Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Sussex County's.
Virginia vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 1.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Virginia: 0.71% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.54 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Virginia: 5.77% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Virginia's combined rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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