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Delaware vs Kansas Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²). Kansas' land area is 42.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 33.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km). Kansas' north-south length is 2.1 times (111%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km). Kansas' east-west width is 4.2 times (318%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m). Mount Sunflower is 3,590 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Delaware vs Kansas Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024). Kansas' population is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3. Delaware's population density is 14.9 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991. Wichita's population is 5.5 times (448%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 74 years.
Delaware vs Kansas Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion. Kansas' economic output is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Kansas: $77,601. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware and Kansas have about the same average income.
Delaware vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Kansas has 105. Kansas' county count is 35.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people). Johnson County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people). Kent County's population is 167.3 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780). Greeley County's income is 1.8 times (83%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878). Kent County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Delaware vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%. Delaware's top rate is 1.02 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.78 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%. Kansas's combined rate is 8.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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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.