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IDAHO VS MAINEOverlaid at the same scaleIdaho83,569 sq mi (216,441 km²)Maine35,380 sq mi (91,634 km²)Idaho is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Maine. brilliantmaps.com

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Idaho vs Maine Geography

Land area

  • Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
  • Idaho's land area is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Maine's.

Total area

  • Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Idaho's total area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Maine's.

Length

  • Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
  • Idaho's north-south length is 1.6 times (55%) longer than Maine's.

Width

  • Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
  • Idaho's east-west width is 1.7 times (73%) wider than Maine's.

Highest point

  • Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
  • Borah Peak is 7,378 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.

Lowest point

  • Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
  • Maine's lowest point is 718 feet lower.

Idaho vs Maine Population and History

Population

  • Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
  • Idaho's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Maine's.

Population density

  • Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
  • Maine's population density is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest city

  • Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
  • Boise's population is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Portland's.

Largest metro area

  • Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
  • Boise City, ID metro area's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.

History

  • Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
  • Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
  • In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 70 years.

Idaho vs Maine Economy

GDP

  • Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
  • Idaho's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Maine's.

GDP per capita

  • Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
  • Maine's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Idaho's.

Average income

  • Idaho: $62,323 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Maine's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Idaho's.

Idaho vs Maine Counties

Number of counties

  • Idaho has 44 counties, while Maine has 16.
  • Idaho's county count is 2.8 times (175%) higher than Maine's.

Biggest county by area

  • Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
  • Idaho County's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Aroostook County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
  • Payette County's land area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.

Most populous county

  • Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
  • Ada County's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Cumberland County's.

Least populous county

  • Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
  • Piscataquis County's population is 22.0 times larger than Clark County's.

Richest county

  • Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
  • Blaine County's income is 2.2 times (125%) richer than Cumberland County's.

Poorest county

  • Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
  • Franklin County's income is 1.8 times (79%) richer than Madison County's.

Idaho vs Maine Taxes

State income tax

  • Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
  • Maine's top rate is 1.85 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
  • Maine's rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
  • Idaho's combined rate is 0.53 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.