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Kansas vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²). Kansas' land area is 10.5 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 7.8 times (680%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km). Kansas' north-south length is 1.7 times (68%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km). Kansas' east-west width is 2.2 times (117%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m). Mount Sunflower is 551 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Massachusetts's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8. Massachusetts' population density is 25.2 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458. Boston's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 3.4 times (238%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Massachusetts has 14. Kansas' county count is 7.5 times (650%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles. Worcester County's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people). Middlesex County's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people). Nantucket County's population is 12.7 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250). Greeley County and Nantucket County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432). Hampshire County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%. Massachusetts's top rate is 3.42 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%. Kansas's combined rate is 2.46 percentage points higher.
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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.