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Tennessee vs Utah Geography
Land area: Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²). Utah's land area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water. Utah's total area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km). Utah's north-south length is 2.3 times (128%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 1.9 times (85%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point: Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m). Kings Peak is 6,888 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet. Tennessee's lowest point is 2,002 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Utah Population and History
Population: Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024). Tennessee's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Utah's.
Population density: Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4. Tennessee's population density is 4.1 times (313%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city: Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783. Nashville's population is 3.2 times (224%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area: Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History: Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 100 years.
Tennessee vs Utah Economy
GDP: Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion. Tennessee's economic output is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita: Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Utah: $85,475. Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income: Tennessee: $66,504 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income). Tennessee and Utah have about the same average income.
Tennessee vs Utah Counties
Number of counties: Tennessee has 95 counties, while Utah has 29. Tennessee's county count is 3.3 times (228%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area: Tennessee's largest county is Shelby County at 753 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles. San Juan County's land area is 10.4 times larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi). Davis County's land area is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county: Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people). Salt Lake County's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county: Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people). Pickett County's population is 5.3 times (434%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county: Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510). Summit County's income is 2.0 times (101%) richer than Williamson County's.
Poorest county: Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179). Beaver County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Lake County's.
Tennessee vs Utah Taxes
State income tax: Tennessee has no state income tax, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%. Utah's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Tennessee: 0.45% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year. Utah's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Tennessee: 9.61% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%. Tennessee's combined rate is 2.19 percentage points higher.
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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.