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Maine vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Maine's land area is 29.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 22.9 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 5.1 times (410%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Maine's east-west width is 4.8 times (383%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 4,442 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Maine's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 23.6 times higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Providence's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 30 years.
Maine vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Maine and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Rhode Island have about the same average income.
Maine vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Maine's county count is 3.2 times (220%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 16.3 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 10.5 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Piscataquis County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Franklin County's.
Maine vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Maine's top rate is 1.16 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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