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Kentucky vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.3 times (26%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Kentucky and Wyoming have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 9,654 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 2,838 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 7.8 times (681%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Kentucky's population density is 19.0 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Louisville's population is 9.8 times (875%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 22.6 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 98 years.
Kentucky vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 5.7 times (474%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Kentucky's county count is 5.2 times (422%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 13.3 times larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 20.4 times larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 7.8 times (680%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Robertson County and Niobrara County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 6.1 times (512%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Kentucky's top rate is 3.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Kentucky's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Kentucky's combined rate is 0.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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