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Georgia vs Montana Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²). Montana's land area is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water. Montana's total area is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km). Georgia and Montana have about the same north-south length.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km). Montana's east-west width is 1.8 times (77%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m). Granite Peak is 7,989 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Georgia vs Montana Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024). Georgia's population is 9.8 times (883%) larger than Montana's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8. Georgia's population density is 24.8 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483. Atlanta's population is 4.3 times (328%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 33.3 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 101 years.
Georgia vs Montana Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion. Georgia's economic output is 11.2 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Montana: $68,975. Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Montana's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income). Montana's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Montana Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Montana has 56. Georgia's county count is 2.8 times (184%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles. Beaverhead County's land area is 6.2 times (516%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi). Silver Bow County's land area is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people). Fulton County's population is 6.4 times (535%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people). Taliaferro County's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573). Fulton County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554). Blaine County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Montana Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%. Montana's top rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year. Georgia's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%. Georgia's combined rate is 7.56 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.