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Alaska vs Kansas Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²). Alaska's land area is 7.0 times (599%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 8.1 times (709%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km). Alaska's north-south length is 5.8 times (480%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km). Alaska's east-west width is 3.9 times (285%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m). Denali is 16,195 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet. Alaska's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Alaska vs Kansas Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024). Kansas' population is 4.0 times (301%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3. Kansas' population density is 27.9 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991. Wichita's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 98 years.
Alaska vs Kansas Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion. Kansas' economic output is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Kansas: $77,601. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Kansas'.
Alaska vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Kansas has 105. Kansas' county count is 3.5 times (250%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 102.0 times larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people). Johnson County's population is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people). Greeley County's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878). Wyandotte County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%. Kansas's top rate is 5.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.19 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%. Kansas's combined rate is 6.89 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.