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Maine vs Ohio Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Ohio has 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Ohio is 291 miles (468 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Ohio's is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 3,706 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ohio's is Ohio River at 455 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Maine vs Ohio Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Ohio has 11,883,304 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 8.5 times (746%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Ohio: 290.8.
- Ohio's population density is 6.4 times (538%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Ohio's is Columbus with 933,263.
- Columbus' population is 13.4 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Ohio's Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 17 years.
Maine vs Ohio Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Ohio's $923.1 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 9.3 times (831%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Ohio: $77,684.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Ohio: $64,464 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Ohio's.
Maine vs Ohio Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Ohio has 88.
- Ohio's county count is 5.5 times (450%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Ohio's is Ashtabula County at 702 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 9.5 times (850%) larger than Ashtabula County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Ohio: Lake County (229 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Lake County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Ohio: Franklin County (1,356,303 people).
- Franklin County's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Ohio: Vinton County (12,545 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Vinton County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Ohio: Delaware County ($96,573).
- Delaware County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Ohio: Noble County ($34,940).
- Franklin County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Noble County's.
Maine vs Ohio Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Ohio has a top income tax rate of 2.75%.
- Maine's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Ohio: 1.22% of home value per year.
- Ohio's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Ohio: 7.29%.
- Ohio's combined rate is 1.79 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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