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KANSAS VS UTAHOverlaid at the same scaleKansas82,278 sq mi (213,100 km²)Utah84,898 sq mi (219,885 km²)Kansas and Utah are about the same size. brilliantmaps.com

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Kansas vs Utah Geography

Land area

  • Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
  • Kansas and Utah have about the same land area.

Total area

  • Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Kansas and Utah have about the same total area.

Length

  • Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
  • Utah's north-south length is 2.1 times (111%) longer than Kansas'.

Width

  • Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
  • Kansas' east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than Utah's.

Highest point

  • Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
  • Kings Peak is 9,472 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.

Lowest point

  • Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
  • Kansas's lowest point is 1,501 feet lower.

Kansas vs Utah Population and History

Population

  • Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
  • Utah's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Kansas'.

Population density

  • Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
  • Utah's population density is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Kansas'.

Biggest city

  • Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
  • Wichita's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Salt Lake City's.

Largest metro area

  • Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
  • Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.

History

  • Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
  • Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
  • In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 35 years.

Kansas vs Utah Economy

GDP

  • Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
  • Utah's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Kansas'.

GDP per capita

  • Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
  • Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Kansas'.

Average income

  • Kansas: $65,856 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Kansas and Utah have about the same average income.

Kansas vs Utah Counties

Number of counties

  • Kansas has 105 counties, while Utah has 29.
  • Kansas' county count is 3.6 times (262%) higher than Utah's.

Biggest county by area

  • Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
  • San Juan County's land area is 5.5 times (447%) larger than Butler County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
  • Davis County's land area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Wyandotte County's.

Most populous county

  • Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
  • Salt Lake County's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Johnson County's.

Least populous county

  • Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
  • Greeley County's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Daggett County's.

Richest county

  • Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
  • Summit County's income is 2.1 times (108%) richer than Greeley County's.

Poorest county

  • Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
  • Wyandotte County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Beaver County's.

Kansas vs Utah Taxes

State income tax

  • Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
  • Kansas's top rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
  • Kansas's rate is 0.76 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
  • Kansas's combined rate is 1.29 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.