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Alabama vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Utah's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 11,107 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Alabama vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Alabama's population density is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Huntsville's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 77 years.
Alabama vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Alabama's county count is 2.3 times (131%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 4.9 times (392%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Greene County's population is 7.5 times (646%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.7 times (272%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Bullock County and Beaver County have about the same income.
Alabama vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Alabama's top rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Utah's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 2.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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