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Alaska vs Maine Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²). Alaska's land area is 18.5 times larger than Maine's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 18.8 times larger than Maine's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km). Alaska's north-south length is 3.9 times (286%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km). Alaska's east-west width is 7.6 times (661%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m). Denali is 14,982 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Maine Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024). Maine's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6. Maine's population density is 35.1 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568. Anchorage's population is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534). Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 139 years.
Alaska vs Maine Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion. Maine's economic output is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Maine: $70,586. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Maine's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Maine's.
Alaska vs Maine Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Maine has 16. Alaska's county count is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 21.9 times larger than Aroostook County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people). Cumberland County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people). Piscataquis County's population is 25.3 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.8 times (76%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725). Franklin County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Maine Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%. Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%. Maine's combined rate is 3.68 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.