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Kansas vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.4 times (140%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 1,388 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Kansas's lowest point is 161 feet lower.
Kansas vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Kansas' population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Kansas' population density is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 6 years.
Kansas vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Kansas' county count is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Johnson County's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Greeley County's population is 3.1 times (206%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Greeley County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Kansas's top rate is 1.03 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 1.73 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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