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Missouri vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Missouri's land area is 7.5 times (646%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri's total area is 7.2 times (625%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Missouri's north-south length is 2.0 times (99%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Missouri's east-west width is 3.9 times (287%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 2,613 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Vermont's lowest point is 135 feet lower.
Missouri vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Missouri's population is 9.6 times (863%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Missouri's population density is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Kansas City's population is 11.6 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 12.3 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th 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 30 years.
Missouri vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Missouri's economic output is 9.7 times (869%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Missouri and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Missouri has 115 counties, while Vermont has 14. Missouri's county count is 8.2 times (721%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Texas County's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Grand Isle County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). St. Louis County's population is 5.8 times (481%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county: Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). St. Louis County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 4.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Missouri's combined rate is 2.01 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.