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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.