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Kansas vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.8 times (78%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 2,094 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 102 feet lower.
Kansas vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 3.0 times (203%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 13 years.
Kansas vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Kansas and Wisconsin have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Kansas vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Kansas' county count is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 3.7 times (272%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Greeley County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Ozaukee County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Wyandotte County and Menominee County have about the same income.
Kansas vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 2.07 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 2.99 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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