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Delaware vs Mississippi Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²). Mississippi's land area is 24.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mississippi's total area is 19.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km). Mississippi's north-south length is 3.4 times (244%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km). Mississippi's east-west width is 3.5 times (254%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m). Woodall Mountain is 355 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Mississippi Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024). Mississippi's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7. Delaware's population density is 8.6 times (761%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449. Jackson's population is 1.9 times (93%) 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 Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.7 times (373%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 30 years.
Delaware vs Mississippi Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion. Mississippi's economic output is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751. Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (96%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Mississippi's.
Delaware vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Mississippi has 82. Mississippi's county count is 27.3 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles. Sussex County and Yazoo County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Alcorn County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people). New Castle County's population is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people). Kent County's population is 148.8 times larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668). Madison County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264). Kent County's income is 2.0 times (103%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Delaware vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%. Delaware's top rate is 2.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year. Mississippi's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%. Mississippi's combined rate is 7.06 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.