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New Jersey vs Utah Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²). Utah's land area is 11.2 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water. Utah's total area is 9.7 times (874%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km). Utah's north-south length is 2.6 times (158%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km). Utah's east-west width is 2.1 times (108%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m). Kings Peak is 11,714 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet. New Jersey's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
New Jersey vs Utah Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024). New Jersey's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Utah's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4. New Jersey's population density is 30.5 times higher than Utah's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783. Newark's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 15.3 times larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 109 years.
New Jersey vs Utah Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Utah: $85,475. New Jersey and Utah have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: New Jersey: $84,893 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Utah's.
New Jersey vs Utah Counties
Number of counties: New Jersey has 21 counties, while Utah has 29. Utah's county count is 1.4 times (38%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles. San Juan County's land area is 9.8 times (879%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi). Davis County's land area is 7.0 times (603%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people). Salt Lake County's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Bergen County's.
Least populous county: New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people). Salem County's population is 68.9 times larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county: New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510). Summit County's income is 2.3 times (132%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county: New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179). Cumberland County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Beaver County's.
New Jersey vs Utah Taxes
State income tax: New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%. New Jersey's top rate is 6.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax: New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 1.4 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%. Utah's combined rate is 0.82 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.