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IOWA VS MAINEOverlaid at the same scaleIowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Maine35,380 sq mi (91,634 km²)Iowa is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Maine. brilliantmaps.com

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Iowa vs Maine Geography

Land area

  • Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
  • Iowa's land area is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Maine's.

Total area

  • Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Iowa's total area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Maine's.

Length

  • Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
  • Maine's north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than Iowa's.

Width

  • Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
  • Iowa's east-west width is 1.7 times (65%) wider than Maine's.

Highest point

  • Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
  • Mount Katahdin is 3,584 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
  • Maine's lowest point is 480 feet lower.

Iowa vs Maine Population and History

Population

  • Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
  • Iowa's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Maine's.

Population density

  • Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
  • Iowa's population density is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Maine's.

Biggest city

  • Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
  • Des Moines' population is 3.1 times (206%) larger than Portland's.

Largest metro area

  • Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
  • Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.

History

  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
  • In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 26 years.

Iowa vs Maine Economy

GDP

  • Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
  • Iowa's economic output is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Maine's.

GDP per capita

  • Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
  • Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Maine's.

Average income

  • Iowa: $65,225 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Maine's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Iowa's.

Iowa vs Maine Counties

Number of counties

  • Iowa has 99 counties, while Maine has 16.
  • Iowa's county count is 6.2 times (519%) higher than Maine's.

Biggest county by area

  • Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
  • Aroostook County's land area is 6.9 times (586%) larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.

Most populous county

  • Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
  • Polk County's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Cumberland County's.

Least populous county

  • Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
  • Piscataquis County's population is 4.8 times (383%) larger than Adams County's.

Richest county

  • Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
  • Mitchell County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Cumberland County's.

Poorest county

  • Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
  • Franklin County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Decatur County's.

Iowa vs Maine Taxes

State income tax

  • Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
  • Maine's top rate is 3.35 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
  • Iowa's combined rate is 1.44 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.