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Alaska vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 62.0 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 69.2 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 7.3 times (628%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 13.7 times wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Denali is 15,851 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Alaska vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Alaska's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 54.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Anchorage's population is 6.5 times (552%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Anchorage, AK metro area's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th 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 168 years.
Alaska vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Alaska's economic output is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Vermont's.
Alaska vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Alaska's county count is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 150.4 times larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Skagway Municipality's land area is 5.4 times (441%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Anchorage Municipality's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 8.7 times (775%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 2.0 times (97%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 8.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 4.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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