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ALASKA VS MAINEOverlaid at the same scaleAlaska665,725 sq mi (1,724,220 km²)Maine35,380 sq mi (91,634 km²)Alaska is 18.8 times larger than Maine. brilliantmaps.com

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Alaska vs Maine Geography

Land area

  • Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
  • Alaska's land area is 18.5 times larger than Maine's.

Total area

  • Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Alaska's total area is 18.8 times larger than Maine's.

Length

  • Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
  • Alaska's north-south length is 3.9 times (286%) longer than Maine's.

Width

  • Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
  • Alaska's east-west width is 7.6 times (661%) wider than Maine's.

Highest point

  • Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
  • Denali is 14,982 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.

Lowest point

  • Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
  • Both lowest points are at or near sea level.

Alaska vs Maine Population and History

Population

  • Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
  • Maine's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Alaska's.

Population density

  • Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
  • Maine's population density is 35.1 times higher than Alaska's.

Biggest city

  • Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
  • Anchorage's population is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Portland's.

Largest metro area

  • Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
  • Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.

History

  • Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
  • Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
  • In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 139 years.

Alaska vs Maine Economy

GDP

  • Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
  • Maine's economic output is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Alaska's.

GDP per capita

  • Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
  • Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Maine's.

Average income

  • Alaska: $76,234 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Maine's.

Alaska vs Maine Counties

Number of counties

  • Alaska has 30 counties, while Maine has 16.
  • Alaska's county count is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Maine's.

Biggest county by area

  • Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
  • Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 21.9 times larger than Aroostook County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
  • Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.

Most populous county

  • Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
  • Cumberland County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.

Least populous county

  • Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
  • Piscataquis County's population is 25.3 times larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.

Richest county

  • Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
  • Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.8 times (76%) richer than Cumberland County's.

Poorest county

  • Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
  • Franklin County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.

Alaska vs Maine Taxes

State income tax

  • Alaska has no state income tax, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
  • Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
  • Alaska's rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
  • Maine's combined rate is 3.68 percentage points higher.

Official Websites

Alaska official website · Maine official website

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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.