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Maine vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 2.3 times (129%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 175 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Maine vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Nebraska's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Maine's population density is 1.7 times (75%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 7.0 times (603%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 47 years.
Maine vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Maine's.
Maine vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 5.8 times (481%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Cherry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Douglas County's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 46.4 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Franklin County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Johnson County's.
Maine vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Maine's top rate is 2.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 1.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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