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Kansas vs New York Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- Kansas and New York have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 1,295 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs New York Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 6.7 times (569%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 11.6 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 21.1 times larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs New York Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 10.1 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while New York has 62.
- Kansas' county count is 1.7 times (69%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Wyandotte County's land area is 6.7 times (568%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Greeley County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Wyandotte County and Allegany County have about the same income.
Kansas vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 5.32 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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