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Arizona vs Kansas Geography
Land area: Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²). Arizona's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arizona's total area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km). Arizona's north-south length is 2.1 times (107%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km). Arizona's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m). Humphreys Peak is 8,580 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet. Arizona's lowest point is 608 feet lower.
Arizona vs Kansas Population and History
Population: Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024). Arizona's population is 2.6 times (155%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3. Arizona's population density is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991. Phoenix's population is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579). Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state. Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 51 years.
Arizona vs Kansas Economy
GDP: Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion. Arizona's economic output is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Kansas: $77,601. Arizona and Kansas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Arizona: $65,798 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income). Arizona and Kansas have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties: Arizona has 15 counties, while Kansas has 105. Kansas' county count is 7.0 times (600%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area: Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles. Coconino County's land area is 13.0 times larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). Santa Cruz County's land area is 8.2 times (716%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people). Maricopa County's population is 7.4 times (639%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people). Greenlee County's population is 8.2 times (717%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780). Greeley County's income is 1.9 times (87%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county: Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878). Graham County and Wyandotte County have about the same income.
Arizona vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax: Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%. Kansas's top rate is 3.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%. Kansas's combined rate is 0.17 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.