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Alaska vs Mississippi Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²). Alaska's land area is 12.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 13.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km). Alaska's north-south length is 3.6 times (256%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km). Alaska's east-west width is 4.5 times (354%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m). Denali is 19,430 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Mississippi Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024). Mississippi's population is 4.0 times (298%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7. Mississippi's population density is 48.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449. Anchorage's population is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345). Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 142 years.
Alaska vs Mississippi Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion. Mississippi's economic output is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska's average income is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Mississippi's.
Alaska vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Mississippi has 82. Mississippi's county count is 2.7 times (173%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 158.0 times larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Alcorn County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people). Anchorage Municipality's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people). Issaquena County's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.7 times (75%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264). Kusilvak Census Area's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Alaska vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%. Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.41 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%. Mississippi's combined rate is 5.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.