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Kansas vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 79.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 53.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Kansas' north-south length is 3.4 times (239%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 9.5 times (855%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 3,229 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Kansas' population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 29.6 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Wichita's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 71 years.
Kansas vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Kansas' county count is 21.0 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Wyandotte County's land area is 6.3 times (529%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 43.5 times larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Greeley County's income is 1.3 times (35%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 0.41 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 1.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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