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KANSAS VS MAINEOverlaid at the same scaleKansas82,278 sq mi (213,100 km²)Maine35,380 sq mi (91,634 km²)Kansas is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Maine. brilliantmaps.com

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Kansas vs Maine Geography

Land area

  • Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
  • Kansas' land area is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Maine's.

Total area

  • Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Kansas' total area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Maine's.

Length

  • Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
  • Maine's north-south length is 1.5 times (50%) longer than Kansas'.

Width

  • Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
  • Kansas' east-west width is 2.0 times (98%) wider than Maine's.

Highest point

  • Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
  • Mount Katahdin is 1,213 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.

Lowest point

  • Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
  • Maine's lowest point is 679 feet lower.

Kansas vs Maine Population and History

Population

  • Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
  • Kansas' population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Maine's.

Population density

  • Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
  • Maine's population density is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Kansas'.

Biggest city

  • Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
  • Wichita's population is 5.8 times (476%) larger than Portland's.

Largest metro area

  • Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
  • Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.

History

  • Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th 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 41 years.

Kansas vs Maine Economy

GDP

  • Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
  • Kansas' economic output is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Maine's.

GDP per capita

  • Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
  • Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Maine's.

Average income

  • Kansas: $65,856 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Kansas and Maine have about the same average income.

Kansas vs Maine Counties

Number of counties

  • Kansas has 105 counties, while Maine has 16.
  • Kansas' county count is 6.6 times (556%) higher than Maine's.

Biggest county by area

  • Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
  • Aroostook County's land area is 4.7 times (367%) larger than Butler County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
  • Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Wyandotte County's.

Most populous county

  • Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
  • Johnson County's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Cumberland County's.

Least populous county

  • Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
  • Piscataquis County's population is 15.1 times larger than Greeley County's.

Richest county

  • Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
  • Greeley County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Cumberland County's.

Poorest county

  • Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
  • Franklin County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Wyandotte County's.

Kansas vs Maine Taxes

State income tax

  • Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
  • Maine's top rate is 1.57 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
  • Kansas's rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
  • Kansas's combined rate is 3.21 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.