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Indiana vs Kansas Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 2.1 times (108%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 2,785 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 349 feet lower.
Indiana vs Kansas Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
- Indiana's population density is 5.3 times (433%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
- Indianapolis' population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 45 years.
Indiana vs Kansas Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
- Indiana and Kansas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana and Kansas have about the same average income.
Indiana vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Kansas has 105.
- Kansas' county count is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
- Wyandotte County's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
- Marion County's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
- Ohio County's population is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
- Greeley County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
- Miami County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Indiana vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
- Kansas's top rate is 2.63 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 1.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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