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Kansas vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 2.6 times (157%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- South Carolina's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 543 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 5.0 times (402%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Wichita's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than South Carolina's.
Kansas vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- Kansas' county count is 2.3 times (128%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Johnson County's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 6.6 times (555%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Greeley County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Wyandotte County and Marlboro County have about the same income.
Kansas vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 1.22 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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