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Colorado vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Mount Elbert is 910 feet higher than Kings Peak.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Utah's lowest point is 1,146 feet lower.
Colorado vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Colorado's population density is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Denver's population is 3.3 times (235%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 2.3 times (135%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 20 years.
Colorado vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Utah's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Utah's.
Colorado vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Colorado's county count is 2.2 times (121%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Las Animas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 9.8 times (884%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Daggett County's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Pitkin County and Summit County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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