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Maine vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Maine and South Carolina have about the same land area.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- South Carolina's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 1,756 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 4.0 times (300%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Charleston's population is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 32 years.
Maine vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than South Carolina's.
Maine vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 2.9 times (188%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 5.9 times (489%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Greenville County's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Allendale County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Cumberland County and Charleston County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Franklin County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Marlboro County's.
Maine vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- Maine's top rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 1.99 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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