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Maine vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- Maine's land area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- West Virginia's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 390 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
Maine vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- West Virginia's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- Portland's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs West 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.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 43 years.
Maine vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- West Virginia's economic output is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than West Virginia's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs West Virginia: $55,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine's average income is 1.2 times (25%) higher than West Virginia's.
Maine vs West Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while West Virginia has 55.
- West Virginia's county count is 3.4 times (244%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; West Virginia's is Randolph County at 1,040 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 6.4 times (542%) larger than Randolph County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs West Virginia: Hancock County (83 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Hancock County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs West Virginia: Kanawha County (173,906 people).
- Cumberland County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Kanawha County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs West Virginia: Wirt County (4,924 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 3.5 times (254%) larger than Wirt County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Jefferson County ($70,542).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs West Virginia: Webster County ($35,039).
- Franklin County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Webster County's.
Maine vs West Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while West Virginia has a top income tax rate of 4.82%.
- Maine's top rate is 2.33 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs West Virginia: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Maine's rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs West Virginia: 6.6%.
- West Virginia's combined rate is 1.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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