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Montana vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.6 times (256%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.9 times (91%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Granite Peak is 11,220 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Ohio's lowest point is 1,350 feet lower.
Montana vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 10.4 times larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 37.3 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 7.7 times (668%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 12.0 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 86 years.
Montana vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 11.8 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Ohio's.
Montana vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 7.9 times (689%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Lake County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 7.9 times (690%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Vinton County's population is 23.9 times larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Gallatin County and Delaware County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Blaine County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Noble County's.
Montana vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Montana's top rate is 2.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 7.29 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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