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North Carolina vs Utah Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.7 times (69%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.8 times (82%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 6,838 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Utah Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- North Carolina's population density is 5.4 times (436%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Charlotte's population is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 107 years.
North Carolina vs Utah Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina and Utah have about the same average income.
North Carolina vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- North Carolina has 100 counties, while Utah has 29.
- North Carolina's county count is 3.4 times (245%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- North Carolina's largest county is Robeson County at 947 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 8.3 times (726%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Wake County and Salt Lake County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.1 times (206%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Warren County and Beaver County have about the same income.
North Carolina vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Carolina: 0.61% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- North Carolina's rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Carolina: 7.1% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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