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South Carolina vs Utah Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 2.7 times (175%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 2.7 times (165%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.8 times (85%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- South Carolina and Utah have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 10,015 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
South Carolina vs Utah Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- South Carolina's population density is 4.3 times (330%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- South 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
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 108 years.
South Carolina vs Utah Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- South Carolina: $60,776 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than South Carolina's.
South Carolina vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- South Carolina has 46 counties, while Utah has 29.
- South Carolina's county count is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- South Carolina's largest county is Horry County at 1,133 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 6.9 times (590%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Allendale County's population is 7.9 times (690%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.1 times (210%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Marlboro County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Beaver County's.
South Carolina vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- South Carolina: 0.45% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Utah's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- South Carolina: 7.49% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
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