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Kansas vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 2.4 times (136%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 2,026 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Michigan's lowest point is 108 feet lower.
Kansas vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Michigan's population density is 4.9 times (393%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 24 years.
Kansas vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 3.0 times (205%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas and Michigan have about the same average income.
Kansas vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Kansas' county count is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Keweenaw County's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Greeley County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Wyandotte County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Lake County's.
Kansas vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Kansas's top rate is 1.33 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 2.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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