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United States vs Utah Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²). United States' land area is 42.8 times larger than Utah's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 44.8 times larger than Utah's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km). United States' north-south length is 8.3 times (732%) longer than Utah's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km). United States' east-west width is 18.0 times wider than Utah's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m). Denali is 6,796 feet higher than Kings Peak.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet. United States's lowest point is 2,459 feet lower.
United States vs Utah Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024). United States' population is 97.1 times larger than Utah's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4. United States' population density is 2.3 times (127%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783. New York's population is 38.9 times larger than Salt Lake City'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 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: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 120 years.
United States vs Utah Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Utah's $299.5 billion. United States' economic output is 102.7 times larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Utah: $85,475. United States' GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Utah's.
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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.