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Kentucky vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 38.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 26.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 4.2 times (321%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 10.0 times (895%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Black Mountain is 3,323 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 4.1 times (313%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 9.3 times (826%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Louisville's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 2 years.
Kentucky vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Kentucky's county count is 24.0 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Pike County's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Gallatin County's land area is 4.1 times (308%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 21.1 times larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.9 times (92%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 2.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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