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Utah vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Utah's land area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 3.5 times (250%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.8 times (78%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- Utah and West Virginia have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Kings Peak is 8,649 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- West Virginia's lowest point is 1,940 feet lower.
Utah vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- Utah's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Salt Lake City's population is 4.7 times (369%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 33 years.
Utah vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 2.8 times (181%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Utah: $67,333 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than West Virginia's.
Utah vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Utah has 29 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 1.9 times (90%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Utah's largest county is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 7.5 times (653%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 7.0 times (599%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Utah: Daggett County (956 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Wirt County's population is 5.2 times (415%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Utah: Summit County ($280,510 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Summit County's income is 4.0 times (298%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Utah: Beaver County ($39,179 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Beaver County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Webster County's.
Utah vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- West Virginia's top rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Utah: 0.49% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- West Virginia's rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Utah: 7.42% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- Utah's combined rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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