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Georgia vs Kansas Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²). Kansas' land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km). Georgia's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km). Kansas' east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m). Brasstown Bald is 738 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Georgia vs Kansas Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024). Georgia's population is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3. Georgia's population density is 5.3 times (434%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991. Atlanta's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 73 years.
Georgia vs Kansas Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion. Georgia's economic output is 3.8 times (282%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Kansas: $77,601. Georgia and Kansas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income). Georgia and Kansas have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Kansas has 105. Georgia's county count is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people). Fulton County's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people). Taliaferro County's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780). Greeley County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878). Wyandotte County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%. Kansas's top rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%. Kansas's combined rate is 1.15 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.