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New York vs Vermont Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). New York's land area is 5.1 times (411%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. New York's total area is 5.7 times (467%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). New York's north-south length is 1.9 times (89%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). New York's east-west width is 3.7 times (267%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Marcy is 951 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. New York's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
New York vs Vermont Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). New York's population is 30.6 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. New York's population density is 6.0 times (499%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. New York's population is 190.8 times larger than Burlington'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 Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 86.9 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 3 years.
New York vs Vermont Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. New York's economic output is 50.2 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. New York's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: New York: $85,552 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Vermont's.
New York vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: New York has 62 counties, while Vermont has 14. New York's county count is 4.4 times (343%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Grand Isle County's land area is 3.6 times (260%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Kings County's population is 15.3 times larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county: New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). New York County's income is 2.7 times (170%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Allegany County's.
New York vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. New York's top rate is 2.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax: New York: 1.45% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. New York's combined rate is 2.11 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.