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Vermont vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 10.5 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 10.2 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 3.6 times (263%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 9,404 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 3,013 feet lower.
Vermont vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Vermont's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Vermont's population density is 11.5 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Cheyenne's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 99 years.
Vermont vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Wyoming's economic output is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Vermont: $71,287 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Vermont's.
Vermont vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Vermont has 14 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Vermont's largest county is Windsor County at 969 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 10.8 times larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 24.5 times larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Chittenden County's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Essex County's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 6.6 times (562%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Vermont: Essex County ($50,712 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Essex County and Uinta County have about the same income.
Vermont vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Vermont's top rate is 8.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Vermont: 1.42% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Vermont: 6.43% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 1.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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