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Kansas vs New Jersey Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 11.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 9.4 times (844%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km).
- Kansas' north-south length is 1.2 times (22%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 3.1 times (211%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 2,242 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs New Jersey Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8.
- New Jersey's population density is 35.6 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303.
- Wichita's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.8 times (785%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 74 years.
Kansas vs New Jersey Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while New Jersey has 21.
- Kansas' county count is 5.0 times (400%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi).
- Wyandotte County's land area is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people).
- Bergen County's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people).
- Salem County's population is 57.2 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042).
- Greeley County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Somerset County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 5.17 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 2.11 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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