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Maryland vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 5.8 times (483%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 7.8 times (680%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 2.1 times (112%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.9 times (86%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 1,348 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Maryland vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Maryland's population density is 3.6 times (260%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 49 years.
Maryland vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Michigan's.
Maryland vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 3.5 times (246%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 4.0 times (295%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Montgomery County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Kent County's population is 9.0 times (805%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Montgomery County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Somerset County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Lake County's.
Maryland vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Maryland's top rate is 2.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- The two are essentially equal.
Official Websites
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