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Kansas vs Utah Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²). Kansas and Utah have about the same land area.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas and Utah have about the same total area.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km). Utah's north-south length is 2.1 times (111%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km). Kansas' east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m). Kings Peak is 9,472 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet. Kansas's lowest point is 1,501 feet lower.
Kansas vs Utah Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024). Utah's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4. Utah's population density is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783. Wichita's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 35 years.
Kansas vs Utah Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion. Utah's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Utah: $85,475. Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income). Kansas and Utah have about the same average income.
Kansas vs Utah Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Utah has 29. Kansas' county count is 3.6 times (262%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles. San Juan County's land area is 5.5 times (447%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi). Davis County's land area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people). Salt Lake County's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people). Greeley County's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510). Summit County's income is 2.1 times (108%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179). Wyandotte County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Beaver County's.
Kansas vs Utah Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%. Kansas's top rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.76 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%. Kansas's combined rate is 1.29 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.