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Kansas vs Virginia Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²). Kansas' land area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Virginia's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km). Virginia's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km). Virginia's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m). Mount Rogers is 1,689 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Virginia's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Virginia Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024). Virginia's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2. Virginia's population density is 6.1 times (515%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808. Virginia Beach's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.9 times (186%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 73 years.
Kansas vs Virginia Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion. Virginia's economic output is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Virginia: $86,451. Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income). Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Kansas'.
Kansas vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties: Kansas has 105 counties, while Virginia has 133. Virginia's county count is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest county by area: Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area: Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi). Wyandotte County's land area is 75.8 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county: Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people). Fairfax County's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Johnson County's.
Least populous county: Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people). Highland County's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624). Greeley County and Arlington County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032). Wyandotte County and Sussex County have about the same income.
Kansas vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax: Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%. Virginia's top rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.54 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%. Kansas's combined rate is 2.94 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.