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Pennsylvania vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.8 times (85%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.5 times (54%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.1 times (15%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 10,302 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 6.9 times (589%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Philadelphia's population is 7.2 times (623%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.9 times (387%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 109 years.
Pennsylvania vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 3.4 times (237%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Utah's.
Pennsylvania vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Pennsylvania has 67 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 2.3 times (131%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Pennsylvania's largest county is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 6.4 times (537%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Salt Lake County's.
Least populous county
- Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Cameron County's population is 4.5 times (355%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.5 times (153%) richer than Chester County's.
Poorest county
- Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Forest County's.
Pennsylvania vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 1.43 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Pennsylvania: 1.16% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.67 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Pennsylvania: 6.34% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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