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Kansas vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Kansas' land area is 8.9 times (787%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 8.6 times (756%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Kansas' north-south length is 1.3 times (25%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Kansas' east-west width is 3.5 times (255%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 344 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Vermont's lowest point is 584 feet lower.
Kansas vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Kansas' population is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Vermont's population density is 1.9 times (94%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Wichita's population is 9.0 times (802%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 9.8 times (882%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 70 years.
Kansas vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Kansas' economic output is 5.0 times (398%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Vermont has 14. Kansas' county count is 7.5 times (650%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Johnson County's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Essex County's population is 5.2 times (424%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Greeley County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Essex County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Wyandotte County's.
Kansas vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 3.17 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Kansas's combined rate is 2.28 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.