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Indiana vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Indiana's land area is 3.9 times (289%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Indiana's total area is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Indiana's east-west width is 1.7 times (71%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 3,129 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 235 feet lower.
Indiana vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 10.7 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Indiana's population density is 2.7 times (175%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Indianapolis' population is 20.1 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 41.0 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th 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 25 years.
Indiana vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 11.2 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Indiana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Indiana's county count is 6.6 times (557%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Windsor County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Marion County's population is 5.7 times (475%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Ohio County and Essex County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Hamilton County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Miami County's.
Indiana vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 5.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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