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Kansas vs Tennessee Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²). Kansas' land area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km). Kansas' north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Clingmans Dome is 2,584 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet. Tennessee's lowest point is 501 feet lower.
Kansas vs Tennessee Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024). Tennessee's population is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3. Tennessee's population density is 4.8 times (383%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963. Nashville's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 65 years.
Kansas vs Tennessee Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion. Tennessee's economic output is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645. Kansas and Tennessee have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income). Kansas and Tennessee have about the same average income.
Kansas vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Tennessee has 95. Kansas' county count is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people). Shelby County's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people). Pickett County's population is 4.4 times (343%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704). Greeley County and Williamson County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572). Wyandotte County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Lake County's.
Kansas vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Tennessee has no state income tax. Kansas's top rate is 5.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%. Tennessee's combined rate is 0.9 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.