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Alabama vs Maine Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
- Alabama's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
- Alabama and Maine have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 2,848 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Maine Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
- Alabama's population density is 2.2 times (123%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
- Huntsville's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 1 years.
Alabama vs Maine Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Maine Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Maine has 16.
- Alabama's county count is 4.2 times (319%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Greene County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
- Franklin County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Maine Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
- Maine's top rate is 2.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 3.96 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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