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Montana vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Montana's land area is 16.3 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 15.7 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 6.4 times (539%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Granite Peak is 6,490 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- New Hampshire's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 20.2 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Billings and Manchester have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 26.1 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 101 years.
Montana vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Montana's.
Montana vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Montana's county count is 5.6 times (460%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 59.2 times larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.6 times (62%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Montana's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.77 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- The two are essentially equal.
Official Websites
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