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NEVADA VS UTAHOverlaid at the same scaleNevada110,571 sq mi (286,377 km²)Utah84,898 sq mi (219,885 km²)Nevada is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Utah. brilliantmaps.com

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Nevada vs Utah Geography

Land area

  • Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
  • Nevada's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Utah's.

Total area

  • Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Nevada's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Utah's.

Length

  • Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
  • Nevada's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than Utah's.

Width

  • Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
  • Nevada's east-west width is 1.8 times (75%) wider than Utah's.

Highest point

  • Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
  • Kings Peak is 397 feet higher than Boundary Peak.

Lowest point

  • Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
  • Nevada's lowest point is 1,699 feet lower.

Nevada vs Utah Population and History

Population

  • Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
  • Utah's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Nevada's.

Population density

  • Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
  • Utah's population density is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Nevada's.

Biggest city

  • Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
  • Las Vegas' population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Salt Lake City's.

Largest metro area

  • Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.

History

  • Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
  • Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
  • In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 32 years.

Nevada vs Utah Economy

GDP

  • Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
  • Utah's economic output is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Nevada's.

GDP per capita

  • Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
  • Nevada and Utah have about the same GDP per capita.

Average income

  • Nevada: $69,805 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Nevada and Utah have about the same average income.

Nevada vs Utah Counties

Number of counties

  • Nevada has 17 counties, while Utah has 29.
  • Utah's county count is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Nevada's.

Biggest county by area

  • Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
  • Nye County's land area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than San Juan County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
  • Davis County's land area is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Carson City's.

Most populous county

  • Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
  • Clark County's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Salt Lake County's.

Least populous county

  • Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
  • Daggett County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Esmeralda County's.

Richest county

  • Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
  • Summit County's income is 2.6 times (156%) richer than Douglas County's.

Poorest county

  • Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
  • Pershing County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Beaver County's.

Nevada vs Utah Taxes

State income tax

  • Nevada has no state income tax, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
  • Utah's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
  • Utah's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
  • Nevada's combined rate is 0.82 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.