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Kansas vs Wyoming Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²). Wyoming's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wyoming's total area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km). Wyoming's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km). Kansas and Wyoming have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m). Gannett Peak is 9,748 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet. Kansas's lowest point is 2,429 feet lower.
Kansas vs Wyoming Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024). Kansas' population is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1. Kansas' population density is 6.0 times (495%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704. Wichita's population is 6.1 times (510%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 22.1 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 29 years.
Kansas vs Wyoming Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion. Kansas' economic output is 4.5 times (348%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639. Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Wyoming has 23. Kansas' county count is 4.6 times (357%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles. Sweetwater County's land area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi). Hot Springs County's land area is 13.2 times larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people). Johnson County's population is 6.2 times (521%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people). Niobrara County's population is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903). Teton County's income is 4.0 times (295%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370). Uinta County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Wyoming has no state income tax. Kansas's top rate is 5.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%. Kansas's combined rate is 3.32 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.