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Nebraska vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.7 times (73%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 8,084 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Nebraska's lowest point is 1,340 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Utah's population density is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Omaha's population is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 29 years.
Nebraska vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Utah's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Utah's.
Nebraska vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Nebraska's county count is 3.2 times (221%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Daggett County's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.5 times (149%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Johnson County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Beaver County's.
Nebraska vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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