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Missouri vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.6 times (63%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 11,741 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Missouri's lowest point is 1,950 feet lower.
Missouri vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Missouri's population density is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Kansas City's population is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 75 years.
Missouri vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri and Utah have about the same average income.
Missouri vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Missouri's county count is 4.0 times (297%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 6.6 times (565%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 5.3 times (426%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Worth County's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.7 times (168%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Douglas County and Beaver County have about the same income.
Missouri vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Missouri's top rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 1.02 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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