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Oregon vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Oregon and Utah have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.7 times (66%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 2,280 feet higher than Mount Hood.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Oregon vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Oregon's population density is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Portland's population is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 37 years.
Oregon vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Oregon: $70,823 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Utah's.
Oregon vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Oregon has 36 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Oregon's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Oregon's largest county is Harney County at 10,134 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than San Juan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Wheeler County's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.3 times (226%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Malheur County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Beaver County's.
Oregon vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Oregon's top rate is 5.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Oregon: 0.78% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Oregon: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 7.42 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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