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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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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.