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South Carolina vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- South Carolina's land area is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Carolina's total area is 3.3 times (233%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- South Carolina's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- South Carolina's east-west width is 2.5 times (147%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 887 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
South Carolina vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 8.4 times (745%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- South Carolina's population density is 2.6 times (159%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Charleston's population is 3.5 times (255%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 12.6 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 3 years.
South Carolina vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 7.7 times (671%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- South Carolina: $60,776 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than South Carolina's.
South Carolina vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- South Carolina has 46 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- South Carolina's county count is 3.3 times (229%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- South Carolina's largest county is Horry County at 1,133 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Horry County's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 4.4 times (339%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Greenville County's population is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Allendale County's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Essex County's.
Richest county
- South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Charleston County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Marlboro County's.
South Carolina vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- South Carolina: 0.45% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.97 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- South Carolina: 7.49% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 1.06 percentage points higher.
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