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Connecticut vs Maine Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
- Maine's land area is 6.4 times (537%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 6.4 times (538%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 4.3 times (326%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
- Maine's east-west width is 2.0 times (95%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 2,877 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Maine Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
- Connecticut's population density is 16.6 times higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
- Bridgeport's population is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 32 years.
Connecticut vs Maine Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Maine's.
Connecticut vs Maine Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Maine has 16.
- Maine's county count is 1.8 times (78%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 5.6 times (460%) larger than Piscataquis County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (84%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Franklin County's.
Connecticut vs Maine Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
- Maine's top rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
- Connecticut's combined rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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