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Michigan vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Michigan's land area is 6.1 times (514%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 10.1 times larger than Vermont's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Michigan's north-south length is 3.0 times (196%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Michigan's east-west width is 4.0 times (301%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 2,370 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Vermont's lowest point is 476 feet lower.
Michigan vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Michigan's population is 15.6 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Michigan's population density is 2.5 times (154%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Detroit's population is 14.5 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 19.2 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th 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 46 years.
Michigan vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Michigan's economic output is 15.2 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Michigan and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Michigan: $63,690 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Michigan has 83 counties, while Vermont has 14. Michigan's county count is 5.9 times (493%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Marquette County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 3.9 times (291%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Wayne County's population is 10.4 times larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county: Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Oakland County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Vermont's combined rate is 0.43 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.