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Kentucky vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 3.6 times (264%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.5 times (45%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 8,633 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 1,535 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Kentucky's population density is 14.9 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Louisville's population is 5.3 times (427%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 12.0 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 97 years.
Kentucky vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Montana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Kentucky's county count is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 7.0 times (605%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 7.3 times (630%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 4.6 times (363%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Robertson County's population is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Gallatin County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Blaine County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Montana's top rate is 2.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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