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South Dakota vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- South Dakota has a land area of 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- South Dakota's land area is 8.2 times (722%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Dakota's total area is 8.0 times (702%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- South Dakota's north-south length is 2.7 times (168%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- South Dakota's east-west width is 3.3 times (228%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- South Dakota's highest point is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Black Elk Peak is 2,814 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- South Dakota's lowest point is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 871 feet lower.
South Dakota vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- South Dakota has a population of 924,669 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- South Dakota's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- South Dakota: 12.2 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 5.8 times (477%) higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city
- South Dakota's biggest city is Sioux Falls with 209,289 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Sioux Falls' population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- South Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 98 years.
South Dakota vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- South Dakota's GDP is $76.8 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- South Dakota's economic output is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- South Dakota: $83,052 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- South Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- South Dakota: $75,699 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- South Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Vermont's.
South Dakota vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- South Dakota has 66 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- South Dakota's county count is 4.7 times (371%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- South Dakota's largest county is Meade County at 3,471 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Meade County's land area is 3.6 times (258%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- South Dakota: Clay County (412 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Clay County's land area is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- South Dakota: Minnehaha County (208,639 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Minnehaha County's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- South Dakota: Jones County (874 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 6.9 times (591%) larger than Jones County's.
Richest county
- South Dakota: Union County ($146,712 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Union County's income is 1.8 times (82%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- South Dakota: Ziebach County ($32,778 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.5 times (55%) richer than Ziebach County's.
South Dakota vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- South Dakota has no state income tax, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 8.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- South Dakota: 1.02% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- South Dakota: 6.11% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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