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Connecticut vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 20.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 17.6 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 4.4 times (344%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 3.9 times (294%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 11,412 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 6.3 times (525%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Connecticut's population density is 124.4 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Bridgeport's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 11.5 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 102 years.
Connecticut vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 6.9 times (593%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Wyoming's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Wyoming's.
Connecticut vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 2.6 times (156%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 10.1 times larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 14.3 times larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 9.7 times (874%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 42.5 times larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 3.2 times (222%) richer than Western Connecticut Planning Region's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Uinta County's.
Connecticut vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Connecticut's top rate is 6.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Connecticut's combined rate is 0.96 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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