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Maryland vs New York Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- New York's land area is 4.9 times (385%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- New York's north-south length is 1.4 times (35%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.7 times (71%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 1,973 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maryland vs New York Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 3.2 times (217%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- Maryland's population density is 1.5 times (53%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 14.9 times 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 New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
Maryland vs New York Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 4.3 times (325%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Maryland's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Maryland's.
Maryland vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while New York has 62.
- New York's county count is 2.6 times (158%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County's land area is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Baltimore city's land area is 3.6 times (256%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Montgomery County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Kent County's population is 3.8 times (285%) larger than Hamilton County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.1 times (107%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Somerset County's.
Maryland vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 2.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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