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Georgia vs Maine Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.0 times (5%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 475 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Maine Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 8.0 times (696%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
- Georgia's population density is 4.2 times (325%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
- Atlanta's population is 7.5 times (648%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 11.2 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 32 years.
Georgia vs Maine Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 8.9 times (789%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Maine Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Maine has 16.
- Georgia's county count is 9.9 times (894%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 7.4 times (642%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
- Fulton County's population is 3.5 times (247%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 10.8 times larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
- Fulton County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
- Franklin County's income is 2.0 times (102%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Maine Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
- Maine's top rate is 1.96 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 2.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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