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Louisiana vs Maryland Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²).
- Louisiana's land area is 4.4 times (345%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Louisiana's total area is 4.2 times (322%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km).
- Louisiana's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km).
- Louisiana's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 2,829 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Maryland Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0.
- Maryland's population density is 6.1 times (506%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271.
- Baltimore's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Maryland'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 6.7 times (566%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 24 years.
Louisiana vs Maryland Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Maryland: $87,180.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Maryland has 24.
- Louisiana's county count is 2.7 times (167%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles.
- Vernon Parish's land area is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi).
- Orleans Parish's land area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people).
- Kent County's population is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Tensas Parish's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882).
- Montgomery County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421).
- Somerset County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%.
- Maryland's top rate is 3.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 4.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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