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Maryland vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 10.0 times (900%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 7.9 times (688%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 1.4 times (40%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 10,426 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Maryland vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 10.7 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Maryland's population density is 105.7 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Baltimore's population is 8.6 times (765%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 63.2 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 102 years.
Maryland vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 10.6 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Maryland and Wyoming have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Maryland's.
Maryland vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Maryland and Wyoming have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 15.8 times larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 24.8 times larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 10.6 times larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Kent County's population is 8.5 times (750%) larger than Niobrara County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.1 times (408%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Somerset County's.
Maryland vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Maryland's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.38 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Maryland's combined rate is 0.61 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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