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Louisiana vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.4 times (237%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.7 times (71%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 12,234 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 1,813 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 4.0 times (304%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Louisiana's population density is 13.6 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- New Orleans' population is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 5.0 times (402%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 77 years.
Louisiana vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Louisiana and Montana have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Louisiana's county count is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 4.2 times (318%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 4.2 times (324%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 7.3 times (632%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Gallatin County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- East Carroll Parish and Blaine County have about the same income.
Louisiana vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Montana's top rate is 2.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Montana's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 10.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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