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Alabama vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Alabama and Montana have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 2.9 times (186%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 10,362 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Alabama vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Alabama's population density is 13.1 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Huntsville's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 6.2 times (519%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 70 years.
Alabama vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 4.1 times (315%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Montana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Alabama's county count is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Etowah County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Greene County's population is 13.6 times larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Gallatin County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Bullock County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Blaine County's.
Alabama vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Montana's top rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Montana's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 9.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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