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Maryland vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Tennessee's land area is 4.2 times (325%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tennessee's total area is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Maryland's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 2.0 times (105%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 3,262 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Maryland vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Maryland's population density is 3.7 times (268%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Nashville's population is 1.2 times (24%) 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 Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 8 years.
Maryland vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Maryland and Tennessee have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Tennessee's.
Maryland vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 4.0 times (296%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Shelby County's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Trousdale County's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Kent County's population is 3.8 times (283%) larger than Pickett County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Somerset County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Lake County's.
Maryland vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- Maryland's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 3.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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