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Maine vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 2.3 times (130%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 476 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 6.3 times (527%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 4.9 times (389%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 6.5 times (554%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 11.3 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 32 years.
Maine vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 7.7 times (668%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Maine's.
Maine vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 8.3 times (731%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 6.9 times (588%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 127.0 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 7.4 times (642%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.5 times (46%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Franklin County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Sussex County's.
Maine vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Maine's top rate is 1.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Virginia's combined rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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