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Connecticut vs Kansas Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 16.9 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 14.8 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
- Kansas' north-south length is 2.8 times (184%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 3.9 times (286%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 1,664 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Kansas Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
- Connecticut's population density is 20.9 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
- Wichita's population is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 73 years.
Connecticut vs Kansas Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Kansas'.
Connecticut vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Kansas has 105.
- Kansas' county count is 11.7 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
- Wyandotte County's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 84.8 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Connecticut vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 1.41 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.41 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 2.36 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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