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Connecticut vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 17.1 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 15.3 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 6.0 times (497%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Utah's east-west width is 2.6 times (158%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 11,136 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Connecticut's population density is 17.9 times higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 108 years.
Connecticut vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Utah's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Utah's.
Connecticut vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Utah's county count is 3.2 times (222%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 7.6 times (662%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 102.2 times larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 1.7 times (69%) richer than Western Connecticut Planning Region's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.7 times (66%) richer than Beaver County's.
Connecticut vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 2.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 1.07 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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