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Maine vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Maine and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 2.0 times (102%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 8,535 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Maine vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Maine's population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Maine's population density is 7.5 times (648%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Portland's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 5.6 times (462%) larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 70 years.
Maine vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Maine's.
Maine vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Wyoming's county count is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Aroostook County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 7.9 times (689%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Cumberland County's population is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 7.6 times (658%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.9 times (491%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Franklin County and Uinta County have about the same income.
Maine vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Maine's combined rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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