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Maine vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 3,307 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Maine vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 4.2 times (324%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 2.4 times (141%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 8.1 times (710%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 6.6 times (558%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 28 years.
Maine vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 4.6 times (357%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Maine vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 4.5 times (350%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 4.1 times (307%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Franklin County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Menominee County's.
Maine vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Wisconsin's combined rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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