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Maryland vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 11.3 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 8.9 times (791%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 2.1 times (110%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.9 times (93%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 9,753 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Maryland vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Maryland's population density is 21.7 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.2 times (19%) 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 Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 76 years.
Maryland vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Nevada's.
Maryland vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Maryland's county count is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 27.5 times larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Montgomery County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Kent County's population is 27.2 times larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Montgomery County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Somerset County's.
Maryland vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Maryland's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 2.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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