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Louisiana vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.4 times (45%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 12,979 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 2,188 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Louisiana's population density is 2.5 times (151%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- New Orleans' population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.3 times (35%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 84 years.
Louisiana vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Louisiana's county count is 2.2 times (121%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 5.9 times (490%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 4.0 times (302%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.4 times (240%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Louisiana's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 2.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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