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Utah vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Utah's land area is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.7 times (74%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Kings Peak is 7,783 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Utah vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 5.3 times (426%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.9 times (395%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 108 years.
Utah vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Utah and Virginia have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Utah: $67,333 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Utah's.
Utah vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Utah has 29 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 4.6 times (359%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Utah's largest county is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 8.1 times (707%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 162.4 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Utah: Daggett County (956 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Utah: Summit County ($280,510 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Summit County's income is 2.1 times (113%) richer than Arlington County's.
Poorest county
- Utah: Beaver County ($39,179 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Beaver County's.
Utah vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 1.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Utah: 0.49% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Utah: 7.42% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Utah's combined rate is 1.65 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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