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Utah vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (35%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.5 times (53%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 276 feet higher than Kings Peak.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Utah's lowest point is 928 feet lower.
Utah vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Utah's population is 6.0 times (496%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Utah's population density is 7.0 times (595%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Salt Lake City's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 12.8 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 6 years.
Utah vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 5.8 times (482%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Utah and Wyoming have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Utah: $67,333 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Utah's.
Utah vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Utah has 29 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Utah's county count is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Utah's largest county is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than San Juan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 6.2 times (517%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 11.9 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Utah: Daggett County (956 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Utah: Summit County ($280,510 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 1.9 times (90%) richer than Summit County's.
Poorest county
- Utah: Beaver County ($39,179 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Beaver County's.
Utah vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Utah's top rate is 4.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Utah: 0.49% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Wyoming's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Utah: 7.42% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Utah's combined rate is 2.03 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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