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Kentucky vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.7 times (70%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 9,378 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 1,910 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Kentucky's population density is 2.7 times (174%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Louisville's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 104 years.
Kentucky vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Kentucky and Utah have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Kentucky's county count is 4.1 times (314%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 10.0 times (895%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Robertson County's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.2 times (222%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 1.42 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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