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Maine vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 3.6 times (256%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.6 times (56%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 2.3 times (131%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 7,862 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Maine vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Maine's population density is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 9.8 times (876%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 44 years.
Maine vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Nevada have about the same average income.
Maine vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Nevada's county count is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Aroostook County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 7.6 times (664%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 24.2 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Franklin County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Pershing County's.
Maine vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.74 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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