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Nebraska vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Nebraska's land area is 8.3 times (733%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 8.0 times (704%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 3.0 times (201%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 4.1 times (311%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Panorama Point is 1,044 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Vermont's lowest point is 745 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Nebraska's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Vermont's population density is 2.7 times (170%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Omaha's population is 11.0 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 76 years.
Nebraska vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Nebraska's economic output is 4.1 times (309%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Nebraska: $72,701 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nebraska and Vermont have about the same average income.
Nebraska vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Nebraska has 93 counties, while Vermont has 14. Nebraska's county count is 6.6 times (564%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Cherry County's land area is 6.2 times (515%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Sarpy County's land area is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Douglas County's population is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 16.1 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county: Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Pierce County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Johnson County's.
Nebraska vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 4.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax: Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Nebraska's combined rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.