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Alabama vs Kansas Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 1.9 times (89%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 1,635 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Alabama vs Kansas Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
- Alabama's population density is 2.8 times (180%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
- Wichita's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 42 years.
Alabama vs Kansas Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Kansas has 105.
- Kansas' county count is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
- Greene County's population is 6.2 times (519%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
- Greeley County's income is 1.8 times (79%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
- Wyandotte County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
- Kansas's top rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.87 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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