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Rhode Island vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 79.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 54.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 7.1 times (615%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Utah's east-west width is 6.4 times (538%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 12,701 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Rhode Island vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Rhode Island's population density is 25.4 times higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 106 years.
Rhode Island vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Utah's.
Rhode Island vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Rhode Island has 5 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Utah's county count is 5.8 times (480%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Rhode Island's largest county is Providence County at 410 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 19.1 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 13.5 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Bristol County's population is 52.5 times larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.8 times (181%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Providence County's income is 1.6 times (56%) richer than Beaver County's.
Rhode Island vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 1.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Rhode Island: 1.07% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Rhode Island: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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