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Tennessee vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Tennessee's land area is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tennessee's total area is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Tennessee's north-south length is 1.2 times (16%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 4.4 times (340%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 2,240 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 83 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 11.1 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Tennessee's population density is 2.5 times (149%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Nashville's population is 15.9 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 9.4 times (837%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th 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 5 years.
Tennessee vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 12.1 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Tennessee's.
Tennessee vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Tennessee has 95 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Tennessee's county count is 6.8 times (579%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Tennessee's largest county is Shelby County at 753 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Windsor County's land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Trousdale County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Shelby County's population is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Pickett County's.
Richest county
- Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Williamson County's income is 1.7 times (73%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Lake County's.
Tennessee vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Tennessee 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
- Tennessee: 0.45% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.97 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Tennessee: 9.61% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 3.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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