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Maine vs Michigan Geography
Land area: Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²). Michigan's land area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Maine's.
Total area: Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Maine's.
Length: Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km). Michigan's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km). Michigan's east-west width is 2.2 times (123%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m). Mount Katahdin is 3,239 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet. Maine's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Maine vs Michigan Population and History
Population: Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024). Michigan's population is 7.2 times (622%) larger than Maine's.
Population density: Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1. Michigan's population density is 3.9 times (293%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city: Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705. Detroit's population is 9.3 times (828%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 17 years.
Maine vs Michigan Economy
GDP: Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion. Michigan's economic output is 7.1 times (608%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Maine: $70,586 per person vs Michigan: $69,274. Maine and Michigan have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Maine: $68,932 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income). Maine's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Michigan's.
Maine vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties: Maine has 16 counties, while Michigan has 83. Michigan's county count is 5.2 times (419%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area: Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles. Aroostook County's land area is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area: Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county: Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people). Wayne County's population is 5.6 times (464%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county: Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people). Piscataquis County's population is 8.1 times (707%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county: Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579). Cumberland County and Oakland County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505). Franklin County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Lake County's.
Maine vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax: Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%. Maine's top rate is 2.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year. Michigan's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%. Michigan's combined rate is 0.5 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.