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Alabama vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 5.5 times (450%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 5.5 times (445%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 2.0 times (101%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Alabama's east-west width is 1.9 times (88%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 1,979 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Alabama vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 8.0 times (695%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Alabama's population density is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Huntsville's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 28 years.
Alabama vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 7.0 times (603%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Alabama's county count is 4.8 times (379%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 6.5 times (554%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 3.9 times (289%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Greene County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Essex County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Chittenden County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 3.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 1.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 3.03 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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