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Kentucky vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 4.6 times (361%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 2.0 times (99%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 15,417 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Kentucky's population is 96.4 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Kentucky's population density is 387.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Louisville's population is 22.7 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 72.2 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 106 years.
Kentucky vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Kentucky's economic output is 92.3 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Kentucky and Yukon have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.