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Kansas vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²). Kansas' land area is 9.1 times (813%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 8.8 times (780%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km). Kansas' north-south length is 1.2 times (15%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km). Kansas' east-west width is 4.2 times (322%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m). Mount Washington is 2,237 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Hampshire's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024). Kansas' population is 2.1 times (111%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4. New Hampshire's population density is 4.3 times (334%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386. Wichita's population is 3.4 times (245%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs New Hampshire'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. New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion. Kansas' economic output is 1.9 times (93%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694. New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Hampshire's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while New Hampshire has 10. Kansas' county count is 10.5 times higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles. Coos County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi). Strafford County's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people). Johnson County's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people). Coos County's population is 27.0 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216). Greeley County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657). Coos County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax. Kansas's top rate is 5.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year. New Hampshire's rate is 0.21 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%. Kansas's combined rate is 8.71 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.