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IOWA VS KANSASOverlaid at the same scaleIowa56,273 sq mi (145,746 km²)Kansas82,278 sq mi (213,100 km²)Kansas is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Iowa. brilliantmaps.com

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Iowa vs Kansas Geography

Land area

  • Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
  • Kansas' land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Iowa's.

Total area

  • Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Kansas' total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Iowa's.

Length

  • Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
  • Iowa and Kansas have about the same north-south length.

Width

  • Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
  • Kansas' east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Iowa's.

Highest point

  • Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
  • Mount Sunflower is 2,371 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.

Lowest point

  • Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
  • Iowa's lowest point is 199 feet lower.

Iowa vs Kansas Population and History

Population

  • Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
  • Iowa's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Kansas'.

Population density

  • Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
  • Iowa's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Kansas'.

Biggest city

  • Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
  • Wichita's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Des Moines'.

Largest metro area

  • Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
  • Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.

History

  • Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
  • Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
  • In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 15 years.

Iowa vs Kansas Economy

GDP

  • Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
  • Iowa's economic output is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Kansas'.

GDP per capita

  • Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
  • Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Kansas'.

Average income

  • Iowa: $65,225 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Iowa and Kansas have about the same average income.

Iowa vs Kansas Counties

Number of counties

  • Iowa has 99 counties, while Kansas has 105.
  • Kansas' county count is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Iowa's.

Biggest county by area

  • Iowa's largest county is Kossuth County at 973 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
  • Butler County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Kossuth County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Iowa: Dickinson County (381 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
  • Dickinson County's land area is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Wyandotte County's.

Most populous county

  • Iowa: Polk County (516,185 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
  • Johnson County's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Polk County's.

Least populous county

  • Iowa: Adams County (3,606 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
  • Adams County's population is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Greeley County's.

Richest county

  • Iowa: Mitchell County ($98,211 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
  • Greeley County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Mitchell County's.

Poorest county

  • Iowa: Decatur County ($46,134 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
  • Decatur County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Wyandotte County's.

Iowa vs Kansas Taxes

State income tax

  • Iowa has a top income tax rate of 3.8%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
  • Kansas's top rate is 1.78 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Iowa: 1.29% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
  • Iowa's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Iowa: 6.94% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
  • Kansas's combined rate is 1.77 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.