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Alaska vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Montana's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Montana's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 3.8 times (276%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 2.5 times (154%) wider than Montana's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Denali is 7,468 feet higher than Granite Peak.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Alaska vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Montana's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Montana's population density is 6.0 times (500%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Anchorage's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Anchorage, AK metro area's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Montana is the older of the two by 70 years.
Alaska vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Montana's economic output is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Montana's.
Alaska vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Montana's county count is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 26.3 times larger than Beaverhead County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Skagway Municipality's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Anchorage Municipality's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Yakutat City and Borough's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Kusilvak Census Area and Blaine County have about the same income.
Alaska vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Montana's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.37 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Alaska's combined rate is 1.82 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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