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Kansas vs New York Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Kansas' land area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than New York's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). New York's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). Kansas and New York have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 1,295 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs New York Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 6.7 times (569%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 11.6 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 21.1 times larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.8 times (785%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs New York Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 10.1 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while New York has 62. Kansas' county count is 1.7 times (69%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 6.7 times (568%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Wyandotte County and Allegany County have about the same income.
Kansas vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 5.32 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. Kansas's combined rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
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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.