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Montana vs New York Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.1 times (209%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 2.7 times (170%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Montana and New York have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.5 times (46%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Granite Peak is 7,432 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs New York Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 17.5 times larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 54.1 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 69.8 times larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 103.6 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 101 years.
Montana vs New York Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 29.6 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Montana's.
Montana vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 31.6 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 15.3 times larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 9.7 times (868%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.3 times (130%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 5.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.76 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 8.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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