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IDAHO VS KANSASOverlaid at the same scaleIdaho83,569 sq mi (216,441 km²)Kansas82,278 sq mi (213,100 km²)Idaho and Kansas are about the same size. brilliantmaps.com

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Idaho vs Kansas Geography

Land area

  • Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
  • Idaho and Kansas have about the same land area.

Total area

  • Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Idaho and Kansas have about the same total area.

Length

  • Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
  • Idaho's north-south length is 2.3 times (133%) longer than Kansas'.

Width

  • Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
  • Kansas' east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Idaho's.

Highest point

  • Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
  • Borah Peak is 8,591 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.

Lowest point

  • Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
  • Kansas's lowest point is 39 feet lower.

Idaho vs Kansas Population and History

Population

  • Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
  • Kansas' population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Idaho's.

Population density

  • Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
  • Kansas' population density is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest city

  • Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
  • Wichita's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Boise's.

Largest metro area

  • Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
  • Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.

History

  • Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
  • Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
  • In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 29 years.

Idaho vs Kansas Economy

GDP

  • Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
  • Kansas' economic output is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Idaho's.

GDP per capita

  • Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
  • Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Idaho's.

Average income

  • Idaho: $62,323 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Kansas' average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Idaho's.

Idaho vs Kansas Counties

Number of counties

  • Idaho has 44 counties, while Kansas has 105.
  • Kansas' county count is 2.4 times (139%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest county by area

  • Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
  • Idaho County's land area is 5.9 times (493%) larger than Butler County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
  • Payette County's land area is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Wyandotte County's.

Most populous county

  • Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
  • Johnson County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Ada County's.

Least populous county

  • Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
  • Greeley County's population is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Clark County's.

Richest county

  • Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
  • Blaine County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Greeley County's.

Poorest county

  • Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
  • Wyandotte County's income is 1.5 times (45%) richer than Madison County's.

Idaho vs Kansas Taxes

State income tax

  • Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
  • Kansas's top rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
  • Kansas's rate is 0.82 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
  • Kansas's combined rate is 2.68 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.