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Arizona vs Maine Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.4 times (38%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 2.2 times (123%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 7,367 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Maine Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 5.4 times (440%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
- Arizona's population density is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
- Phoenix's population is 24.1 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 9.1 times (808%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 92 years.
Arizona vs Maine Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 5.7 times (475%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Maine Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Maine has 16.
- Maine's county count is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Aroostook County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 4.9 times (387%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 14.9 times larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Greenlee County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
- Franklin County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Graham County's.
Arizona vs Maine Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
- Maine's top rate is 4.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 3.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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