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Kentucky vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 4.3 times (328%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 1.6 times (56%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 3.7 times (270%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 250 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 175 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 7.1 times (608%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Kentucky's population density is 1.7 times (65%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Louisville's population is 14.4 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 10.0 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th 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 1 years.
Kentucky vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 6.4 times (538%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Kentucky's county count is 8.6 times (757%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Windsor County's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Gallatin County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 4.6 times (365%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 2.5 times (153%) larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Oldham County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 5.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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