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Maryland vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 7.9 times (691%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 6.2 times (523%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.2 times (115%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.9 times (91%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 2,066 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Maryland vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Maryland's population density is 24.7 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Baltimore's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 6.4 times (543%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 79 years.
Maryland vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Maryland's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Nebraska's.
Maryland vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 3.9 times (288%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 9.0 times (802%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Kent County's population is 52.0 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Somerset County's.
Maryland vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Maryland's top rate is 1.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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