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Georgia vs Maryland Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 5.9 times (494%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 4.8 times (379%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.4 times (41%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 1,416 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Maryland Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0.
- Maryland's population density is 3.3 times (233%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271.
- Baltimore's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Maryland's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area have about the same population.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
Georgia vs Maryland Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Maryland: $87,180.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Maryland has 24.
- Georgia's county count is 6.6 times (563%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles.
- Ware County's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi).
- Clarke County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people).
- Fulton County and Montgomery County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people).
- Kent County's population is 12.1 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882).
- Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421).
- Somerset County's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%.
- Maryland's top rate is 1.31 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 1.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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