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Delaware vs Utah Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²). Utah's land area is 42.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water. Utah's total area is 34.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km). Utah's north-south length is 4.4 times (345%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km). Utah's east-west width is 2.8 times (179%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m). Kings Peak is 13,062 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Delaware vs Utah Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024). Utah's population is 3.3 times (233%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4. Delaware's population density is 12.7 times higher than Utah's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783. Salt Lake City's population is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.9 times (387%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 109 years.
Delaware vs Utah Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion. Utah's economic output is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Utah: $85,475. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Utah's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Utah have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Utah Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Utah has 29. Utah's county count is 9.7 times (867%) higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles. San Juan County's land area is 8.4 times (736%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people). Salt Lake County's population is 2.1 times (107%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people). Kent County's population is 201.6 times larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510). Summit County's income is 3.8 times (281%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179). Kent County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Beaver County's.
Delaware vs Utah Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%. Delaware's top rate is 2.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year. Utah's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%. Utah's combined rate is 7.42 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.