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Louisiana vs Maine Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Maine has 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Maine is 311 miles (501 km).
- Louisiana and Maine have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Maine spans 203 miles (327 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.8 times (75%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Maine's is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 4,720 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Maine's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Maine Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Maine has 1,405,012 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Maine: 45.6.
- Louisiana's population density is 2.3 times (133%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Maine's is Portland with 69,568.
- New Orleans' population is 5.2 times (421%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Maine's Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 8 years.
Louisiana vs Maine Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Maine's $99.2 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 3.3 times (232%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Maine: $70,586.
- Louisiana and Maine have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Maine: $68,932 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Maine Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Maine has 16.
- Louisiana's county count is 4.0 times (300%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Maine's is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people).
- East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Maine: Franklin County ($52,725).
- Franklin County's income is 1.4 times (43%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Maine Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%.
- Maine's top rate is 4.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Maine: 0.91% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Maine: 5.5%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 4.63 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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