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Washington vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Washington and Wyoming have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Mount Rainier is 621 feet higher than Gannett Peak.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Washington vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Washington's population is 13.5 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Washington's population density is 19.6 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Seattle's population is 11.9 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 40.7 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Washington is the older of the two by 1 years.
Washington vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 16.6 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Wyoming's.
Average income
- Washington: $85,187 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington and Wyoming have about the same average income.
Washington vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Washington has 39 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Washington's county count is 1.7 times (70%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Washington's largest county is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Okanogan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 11.5 times larger than San Juan County's.
Most populous county
- Washington: King County (2,340,211 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- King County's population is 23.0 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Garfield County and Niobrara County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Washington: King County ($128,684 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 4.1 times (314%) richer than King County's.
Poorest county
- Washington: Ferry County ($50,456 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Ferry County and Uinta County have about the same income.
Washington vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
Property tax
- Washington: 0.79% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Washington: 9.57% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Washington's combined rate is 4.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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