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COLORADO VS VERMONTOverlaid at the same scaleColorado104,095 sq mi (269,605 km²)Vermont9,615 sq mi (24,903 km²)Colorado is 10.8 times larger than Vermont. brilliantmaps.com

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Colorado vs Vermont Geography

Land area

  • Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
  • Colorado's land area is 11.2 times larger than Vermont's.

Total area

  • Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Colorado's total area is 10.8 times larger than Vermont's.

Length

  • Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
  • Colorado's north-south length is 2.8 times (183%) longer than Vermont's.

Width

  • Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
  • Colorado's east-west width is 3.4 times (242%) wider than Vermont's.

Highest point

  • Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
  • Mount Elbert is 10,038 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.

Lowest point

  • Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
  • Vermont's lowest point is 3,231 feet lower.

Colorado vs Vermont Population and History

Population

  • Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
  • Colorado's population is 9.2 times (819%) larger than Vermont's.

Population density

  • Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
  • Vermont's population density is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Colorado's.

Biggest city

  • Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
  • Denver's population is 16.4 times larger than Burlington's.

Largest metro area

  • Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 13.3 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.

History

  • Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 85 years.

Colorado vs Vermont Economy

GDP

  • Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
  • Colorado's economic output is 12.0 times larger than Vermont's.

GDP per capita

  • Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
  • Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Vermont's.

Average income

  • Colorado: $83,055 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Vermont's.

Colorado vs Vermont Counties

Number of counties

  • Colorado has 64 counties, while Vermont has 14.
  • Colorado's county count is 4.6 times (357%) higher than Vermont's.

Biggest county by area

  • Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
  • Las Animas County's land area is 4.9 times (393%) larger than Windsor County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
  • Grand Isle County's land area is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Broomfield County's.

Most populous county

  • Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
  • El Paso County's population is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Chittenden County's.

Least populous county

  • Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
  • Essex County's population is 8.1 times (708%) larger than Hinsdale County's.

Richest county

  • Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
  • Pitkin County's income is 3.4 times (242%) richer than Chittenden County's.

Poorest county

  • Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
  • Essex County's income is 1.9 times (86%) richer than Crowley County's.

Colorado vs Vermont Taxes

State income tax

  • Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
  • Vermont's top rate is 4.35 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
  • Vermont's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
  • Colorado's combined rate is 1.46 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.