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Maine vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Utah's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 8,259 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Maine vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Maine's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 76 years.
Maine vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Utah have about the same average income.
Maine vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Utah's county count is 1.8 times (81%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Aroostook County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Davis County's land area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 3.9 times (288%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 18.2 times larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.1 times (211%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Franklin County's income is 1.3 times (35%) richer than Beaver County's.
Maine vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Maine's top rate is 2.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 1.92 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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