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Montana vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Montana's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 348 feet higher than Granite Peak.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 1,324 feet lower.
Montana vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Nevada's population density is 3.8 times (281%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 12.5 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 25 years.
Montana vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 3.4 times (243%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana and Nevada have about the same average income.
Montana vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Montana's county count is 3.3 times (229%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Beaverhead County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 14.0 times larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Esmeralda County's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Montana's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Montana's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 8.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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