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Kansas vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.5 times (54%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.5 times (51%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 8,727 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Kansas's lowest point is 1,126 feet lower.
Kansas vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Kansas' population is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Kansas' population density is 4.7 times (365%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Wichita's population is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 11.7 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 28 years.
Kansas vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Kansas' county count is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 3.9 times (288%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 4.7 times (374%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Johnson County's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Greeley County's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Greeley County's income is 1.4 times (43%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Wyandotte County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Blaine County's.
Kansas vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Montana's top rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.56 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 8.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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