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Delaware vs Missouri Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²). Missouri's land area is 35.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri's total area is 28.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km). Missouri's north-south length is 3.3 times (235%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km). Missouri's east-west width is 4.6 times (355%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m). Taum Sauk Mountain is 1,321 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Delaware vs Missouri Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024). Missouri's population is 5.9 times (494%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8. Delaware's population density is 5.9 times (495%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032. Kansas City's population is 7.1 times (605%) 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 Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 34 years.
Delaware vs Missouri Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion. Missouri's economic output is 4.0 times (304%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Missouri: $71,846. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Missouri's.
Delaware vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while Missouri has 115. Missouri's county count is 38.3 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles. Texas County's land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi). New Castle County's land area is 6.9 times (591%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people). St. Louis County's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than New Castle County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people). Kent County's population is 102.9 times larger than Worth County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775). St. Louis County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515). Kent County's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Douglas County's.
Delaware vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%. Delaware's top rate is 1.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year. Missouri's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%. Missouri's combined rate is 8.44 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.