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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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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.