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Delaware vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Vermont's land area is 4.7 times (373%) larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Vermont's total area is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Vermont's north-south length is 1.7 times (68%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Vermont's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 3,934 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Delaware vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Delaware's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Delaware's population density is 7.7 times (667%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Wilmington's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 27.6 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 4 years.
Delaware vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Delaware's economic output is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Delaware's.
Delaware vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Vermont has 14. Vermont's county count is 4.7 times (367%) higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Sussex County and Windsor County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 5.2 times (421%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). New Castle County's population is 3.4 times (244%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Kent County's population is 31.9 times larger than Essex County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Chittenden County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Kent County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Essex County's.
Delaware vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 2.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Vermont's combined rate is 6.43 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.