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Louisiana vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Louisiana's land area is 4.7 times (369%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Louisiana's total area is 5.4 times (445%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Louisiana's north-south length is 1.8 times (82%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Louisiana's east-west width is 3.2 times (215%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 3,851 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 103 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Louisiana's population is 7.1 times (609%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Louisiana's population density is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. New Orleans' population is 8.2 times (716%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 4.2 times (321%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th 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 21 years.
Louisiana vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 7.1 times (611%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Louisiana and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Louisiana: $61,897 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Louisiana has 64 counties, while Vermont has 14. Louisiana's county count is 4.6 times (357%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Vernon Parish's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Orleans Parish's land area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county: Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). St. Tammany Parish and Chittenden County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 5.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.89 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Louisiana's combined rate is 3.7 percentage points higher.
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.