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IOWA VS UTAHOverlaid at the same scaleIowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Utah84,898 sq mi (219,885 km²)Utah is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Iowa. brilliantmaps.com

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Iowa vs Utah Geography

Land area

  • Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
  • Utah's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Iowa's.

Total area

  • Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Utah's total area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Iowa's.

Length

  • Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
  • Utah's north-south length is 2.0 times (102%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
  • Iowa's east-west width is 1.3 times (25%) wider than Utah's.

Highest point

  • Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
  • Kings Peak is 11,843 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
  • Iowa's lowest point is 1,700 feet lower.

Iowa vs Utah Population and History

Population

  • Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
  • Utah's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Iowa's.

Population density

  • Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
  • Iowa's population density is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Utah's.

Biggest city

  • Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
  • Des Moines and Salt Lake City have about the same population.

Largest metro area

  • Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
  • In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 50 years.

Iowa vs Utah Economy

GDP

  • Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
  • Utah's economic output is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Iowa's.

GDP per capita

  • Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
  • Iowa and Utah have about the same GDP per capita.

Average income

  • Iowa: $65,225 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Iowa and Utah have about the same average income.

Iowa vs Utah Counties

Number of counties

  • Iowa has 99 counties, while Utah has 29.
  • Iowa's county count is 3.4 times (241%) higher than Utah's.

Biggest county by area

  • Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
  • San Juan County's land area is 8.0 times (704%) larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Davis County's.

Most populous county

  • Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
  • Salt Lake County's population is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Polk County's.

Least populous county

  • Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
  • Adams County's population is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Daggett County's.

Richest county

  • Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
  • Summit County's income is 2.9 times (186%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
  • Decatur County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Beaver County's.

Iowa vs Utah Taxes

State income tax

  • Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
  • Utah's top rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
  • Utah's combined rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.

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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.