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Delaware vs Michigan Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²). Michigan's land area is 29.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 38.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km). Michigan's north-south length is 5.0 times (399%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km). Michigan's east-west width is 4.7 times (372%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m). Mount Arvon is 1,564 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Delaware vs Michigan Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024). Michigan's population is 9.6 times (864%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1. Delaware's population density is 3.0 times (201%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705. Detroit's population is 8.8 times (782%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 50 years.
Delaware vs Michigan Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion. Michigan's economic output is 6.3 times (533%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Michigan: $69,274. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Michigan's.
Delaware vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Michigan has 83. Michigan's county count is 27.7 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles. Marquette County's land area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people). Wayne County's population is 3.0 times (201%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people). Kent County's population is 89.2 times larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579). Oakland County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505). Kent County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Lake County's.
Delaware vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%. Delaware's top rate is 2.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year. Michigan's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%. Michigan's combined rate is 6 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.