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Maryland vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 5.6 times (458%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.6 times (59%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 1,416 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Maryland vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Maryland's population density is 5.9 times (486%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Baltimore and Milwaukee have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 60 years.
Maryland vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Maryland vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Kent County's population is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Somerset County's.
Maryland vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Maryland's combined rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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