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Kansas vs Maryland Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²). Kansas' land area is 8.4 times (742%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 6.6 times (563%) larger than Maryland's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km). Maryland's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km). Kansas' east-west width is 1.7 times (65%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m). Mount Sunflower is 678 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Maryland's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Maryland Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024). Maryland's population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0. Maryland's population density is 17.8 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271. Baltimore's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Maryland's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state. In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs Maryland Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion. Maryland's economic output is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Maryland: $87,180. Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income). Maryland's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Maryland has 24. Kansas' county count is 4.4 times (338%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles. Butler County's land area is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people). Montgomery County's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people). Kent County's population is 17.0 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882). Greeley County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421). Wyandotte County and Somerset County have about the same income.
Kansas vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%. Maryland's top rate is 0.92 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%. Kansas's combined rate is 2.71 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.