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Iowa vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Iowa's land area is 6.1 times (506%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Iowa's total area is 5.9 times (485%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Iowa's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Iowa's east-west width is 3.0 times (196%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 2,715 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point: Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Vermont's lowest point is 385 feet lower.
Iowa vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Iowa's population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Vermont's population density is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Iowa's.
Biggest city: Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Des Moines' population is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th 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 55 years.
Iowa vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Iowa's economic output is 5.7 times (474%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Iowa: $65,225 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Iowa's.
Iowa vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Iowa has 99 counties, while Vermont has 14. Iowa's county count is 7.1 times (607%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Kossuth County and Windsor County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area: Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Dickinson County's land area is 4.7 times (365%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Polk County's population is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Adams County's.
Richest county: Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Mitchell County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Decatur County's.
Iowa vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 4.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Iowa's combined rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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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.