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Montana vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Montana's land area is 2.7 times (169%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.2 times (15%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.9 times (88%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Granite Peak is 10,821 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 1,228 feet lower.
Montana vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 5.2 times (424%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 14.1 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 19.5 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 41 years.
Montana vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 5.8 times (478%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Montana vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 3.6 times (259%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 5.4 times (439%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 8.2 times (716%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.56 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Wisconsin's combined rate is 5.72 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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