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West Virginia vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 4.0 times (304%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 4.0 times (304%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.5 times (49%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 8,925 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 2,868 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- West Virginia's population is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- West Virginia's population density is 12.1 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Cheyenne's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- West Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 63.2 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 27 years.
West Virginia vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- West Virginia's economic output is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- West Virginia: $55,351 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.6 times (56%) higher than West Virginia's.
West Virginia vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- West Virginia has 55 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- West Virginia's county count is 2.4 times (139%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- West Virginia's largest county is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 10.0 times larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 24.3 times larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Kanawha County's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Wirt County's population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 7.6 times (655%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Webster County's.
West Virginia vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- West Virginia's top rate is 4.82 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- West Virginia: 0.52% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- West Virginia: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- West Virginia's combined rate is 1.21 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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