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Montana vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Granite Peak is 6,143 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Tennessee's lowest point is 1,627 feet lower.
Montana vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 6.4 times (536%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Tennessee's population density is 22.5 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Nashville's population is 5.8 times (480%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 11.2 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 93 years.
Montana vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 7.2 times (616%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana and Tennessee have about the same average income.
Montana vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 1.7 times (70%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 7.4 times (636%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 6.3 times (528%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Shelby County's population is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Pickett County's population is 9.7 times (873%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.5 times (48%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Blaine County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Lake County's.
Montana vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- Montana's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Montana's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 9.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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