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Maine vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.5 times (51%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 2,043 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 9.3 times (831%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 6.4 times (541%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 22.6 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 11.1 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 33 years.
Maine vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 10.2 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Pennsylvania have about the same average income.
Maine vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 4.2 times (319%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 5.0 times (402%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 4.0 times (301%) larger than Cameron County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Franklin County's income is 1.7 times (74%) richer than Forest County's.
Maine vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Maine's top rate is 4.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Pennsylvania's combined rate is 0.84 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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