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Maryland vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 9.9 times (889%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 7.9 times (693%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.8 times (83%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 7,870 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maryland vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Maryland's population density is 14.5 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 1.1 times (12%) 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 Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 71 years.
Maryland vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Oregon's.
Maryland vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Oregon's county count is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 15.3 times larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Kent County's population is 13.4 times larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Montgomery County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Somerset County and Malheur County have about the same income.
Maryland vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 3.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Maryland's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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