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New York vs Utah Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.5 times (55%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 8,177 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
New York vs Utah Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- New York's population is 5.7 times (467%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- New York's population density is 9.9 times (894%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- New York's population is 38.9 times larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 15.3 times larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 108 years.
New York vs Utah Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- New York's economic output is 7.8 times (675%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Utah's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Utah's.
New York vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while Utah has 29.
- New York's county count is 2.1 times (114%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 2.9 times (192%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 14.3 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Salt Lake County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 5.3 times (432%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than New York County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Beaver County's.
New York vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- New York's top rate is 6.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.96 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.12 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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