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Vermont vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- West Virginia's land area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- West Virginia's total area is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- West Virginia's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- West Virginia's east-west width is 2.4 times (144%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Spruce Knob is 479 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 145 feet lower.
Vermont vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- West Virginia's population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- Vermont and West Virginia have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Burlington and Charleston have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 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 28.1 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 72 years.
Vermont vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- West Virginia's economic output is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Vermont: $71,287 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than West Virginia's.
Vermont vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Vermont has 14 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 3.9 times (293%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Vermont's largest county is Windsor County at 969 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Randolph County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Grand Isle County and Hancock County have about the same land area.
Most populous county
- Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Chittenden County and Kanawha County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Essex County's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Chittenden County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Vermont: Essex County ($50,712 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Essex County's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Webster County's.
Vermont vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- Vermont's top rate is 3.93 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Vermont: 1.42% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Vermont: 6.43% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- West Virginia's combined rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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