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Georgia vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 8,734 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Georgia vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 3.2 times (219%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Georgia's population density is 4.6 times (357%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Atlanta's population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 4.9 times (393%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 108 years.
Georgia vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Georgia's county count is 5.5 times (448%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 8.7 times (770%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.5 times (152%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.69 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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