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Tennessee vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.7 times (70%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 7,164 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Tennessee's lowest point is 2,930 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 12.3 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Tennessee's population density is 28.7 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Nashville's population is 10.7 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 21.1 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 94 years.
Tennessee vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 10.9 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Tennessee's.
Tennessee vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Tennessee has 95 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Tennessee's county count is 4.1 times (313%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Tennessee's largest county is Shelby County at 753 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 13.9 times larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 17.5 times larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Shelby County's population is 8.9 times (795%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Pickett County's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 3.8 times (281%) richer than Williamson County's.
Poorest county
- Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Lake County's.
Tennessee vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Tennessee has no state income tax, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Tennessee: 0.45% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Tennessee: 9.61% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 4.22 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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