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Maine vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 2.4 times (140%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 1,421 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 7.9 times (686%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 5.0 times (398%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 13.6 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 31 years.
Maine vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 8.5 times (751%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than North Carolina's.
Maine vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 6.3 times (525%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 7.0 times (604%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Tyrrell County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Cumberland County and Chatham County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Franklin County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Warren County's.
Maine vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Maine's top rate is 3.16 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 1.6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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