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Colorado vs Maryland Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 10.7 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 8.4 times (739%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 2.0 times (102%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m).
- Mount Elbert is 11,060 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Maryland Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0.
- Maryland's population density is 11.2 times higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271.
- Denver's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 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 2.1 times (111%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 88 years.
Colorado vs Maryland Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion.
- Colorado and Maryland have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Maryland: $87,180.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Maryland's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Maryland's.
Colorado vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Maryland has 24.
- Colorado's county count is 2.7 times (167%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 7.2 times (623%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi).
- Baltimore city's land area is 2.5 times (145%) larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than El Paso County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people).
- Kent County's population is 26.2 times larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.6 times (162%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421).
- Somerset County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%.
- Maryland's top rate is 2.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 1.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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