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Maine vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 2.2 times (119%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 5,979 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 3.0 times (204%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Maine and Oregon have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 9.1 times (814%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 39 years.
Maine vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 3.3 times (233%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Oregon have about the same average income.
Maine vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 2.3 times (125%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Aroostook County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 12.0 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Cumberland County and Deschutes County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Franklin County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Malheur County's.
Maine vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 2.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Maine's combined rate is 5.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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