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Kansas vs Louisiana Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²). Kansas' land area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km). Louisiana's north-south length is 1.5 times (45%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km). Kansas' east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m). Mount Sunflower is 3,507 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 687 feet lower.
Kansas vs Louisiana Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024). Louisiana's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4. Louisiana's population density is 2.9 times (193%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701. Wichita's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 49 years.
Kansas vs Louisiana Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Louisiana: $61,897 average income per person (per capita personal income). Kansas' average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Louisiana's.
Kansas vs Louisiana Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Louisiana has 64. Kansas' county count is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Louisiana's is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi). Orleans Parish's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people). Johnson County's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people). Tensas Parish's population is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398). Greeley County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751). Wyandotte County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Kansas vs Louisiana Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%. Kansas's top rate is 2.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Louisiana: 0.53% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.72 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Louisiana: 10.13%. Louisiana's combined rate is 1.42 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.