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Oklahoma vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.2 times (22%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.8 times (83%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 8,532 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Oklahoma's lowest point is 1,891 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Oklahoma's population density is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Oklahoma City's population is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Oklahoma City, OK metro area's population is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 11 years.
Oklahoma vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Oklahoma vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Oklahoma has 77 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Oklahoma's county count is 2.7 times (166%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Oklahoma's largest county is Osage County at 2,247 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 3.5 times (248%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Cimarron County's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Washington County's.
Poorest county
- Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Atoka County and Beaver County have about the same income.
Oklahoma vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
Property tax
- Oklahoma: 0.75% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Oklahoma's rate is 0.26 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oklahoma: 9.06% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 1.64 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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