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Montana vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.3 times (30%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Granite Peak is 7,038 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 7.7 times (675%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 28.6 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 3.7 times (274%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 33.4 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 101 years.
Montana vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 9.7 times (872%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Montana's.
Montana vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 2.4 times (138%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 5.7 times (472%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 359.0 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 6.8 times (577%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Virginia's combined rate is 5.77 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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