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United States vs Tennessee Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²). United States' land area is 85.7 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 90.3 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km). United States' north-south length is 19.0 times longer than Tennessee's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km). United States' east-west width is 9.7 times (871%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Denali is 13,684 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet. United States's lowest point is 457 feet lower.
United States vs Tennessee Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024). United States' population is 47.1 times larger than Tennessee's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3. Tennessee's population density is 1.8 times (82%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963. New York's population is 12.0 times larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 9.3 times (827%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 20 years.
United States vs Tennessee Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion. United States' economic output is 54.8 times larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645. United States' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Tennessee's.
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.