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Arizona vs Kansas Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 2.1 times (107%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 8,580 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 608 feet lower.
Arizona vs Kansas Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 2.6 times (155%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
- Arizona's population density is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
- Phoenix's population is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 51 years.
Arizona vs Kansas Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
- Arizona and Kansas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona and Kansas have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Kansas has 105.
- Kansas' county count is 7.0 times (600%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 13.0 times larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 8.2 times (716%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 7.4 times (639%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 8.2 times (717%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
- Greeley County's income is 1.9 times (87%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
- Graham County and Wyandotte County have about the same income.
Arizona vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
- Kansas's top rate is 3.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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