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Alaska vs Maryland Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²). Alaska's land area is 58.8 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 53.7 times larger than Maryland's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km). Alaska's north-south length is 5.2 times (420%) longer than Maryland's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km). Alaska's east-west width is 6.4 times (535%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m). Denali is 16,873 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Maryland Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024). Maryland's population is 8.5 times (746%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0. Maryland's population density is 496.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271. Baltimore's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Maryland'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 15.8 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state. In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 171 years.
Alaska vs Maryland Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion. Maryland's economic output is 7.6 times (663%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Maryland: $87,180. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Maryland's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska and Maryland have about the same average income.
Alaska vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Maryland has 24. Alaska's county count is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 220.7 times larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 5.5 times (447%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people). Montgomery County's population is 3.7 times (274%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people). Kent County's population is 28.3 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421). Somerset County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%. Maryland's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%. Maryland's combined rate is 4.18 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.