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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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