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IOWA VS VERMONTOverlaid at the same scaleIowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Vermont9,615 sq mi (24,903 km²)Iowa is 5.9 times (485%) larger than Vermont. brilliantmaps.com

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Iowa vs Vermont Geography

Land area

  • Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
  • Iowa's land area is 6.1 times (506%) larger than Vermont's.

Total area

  • Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Iowa's total area is 5.9 times (485%) larger than Vermont's.

Length

  • Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
  • Iowa's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Vermont's.

Width

  • Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
  • Iowa's east-west width is 3.0 times (196%) wider than Vermont's.

Highest point

  • Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
  • Mount Mansfield is 2,715 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
  • Vermont's lowest point is 385 feet lower.

Iowa vs Vermont Population and History

Population

  • Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
  • Iowa's population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Vermont's.

Population density

  • Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
  • Vermont's population density is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Iowa's.

Biggest city

  • Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
  • Des Moines' population is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Burlington's.

Largest metro area

  • Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
  • Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.

History

  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
  • In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 55 years.

Iowa vs Vermont Economy

GDP

  • Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
  • Iowa's economic output is 5.7 times (474%) larger than Vermont's.

GDP per capita

  • Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
  • Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Vermont's.

Average income

  • Iowa: $65,225 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Iowa's.

Iowa vs Vermont Counties

Number of counties

  • Iowa has 99 counties, while Vermont has 14.
  • Iowa's county count is 7.1 times (607%) higher than Vermont's.

Biggest county by area

  • Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
  • Kossuth County and Windsor County have about the same land area.

Smallest county by area

  • Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 4.7 times (365%) larger than Grand Isle County's.

Most populous county

  • Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
  • Polk County's population is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Chittenden County's.

Least populous county

  • Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
  • Essex County's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Adams County's.

Richest county

  • Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
  • Mitchell County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Chittenden County's.

Poorest county

  • Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
  • Essex County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Decatur County's.

Iowa vs Vermont Taxes

State income tax

  • Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
  • Vermont's top rate is 4.95 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
  • Vermont's rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
  • Iowa's combined rate is 0.51 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.