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Georgia vs Missouri Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²). Missouri's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri's total area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km). Georgia and Missouri have about the same north-south length.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km). Missouri's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m). Brasstown Bald is 3,007 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Georgia vs Missouri Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024). Georgia's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8. Georgia's population density is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032. Atlanta and Kansas City have about the same population.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 33 years.
Georgia vs Missouri Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion. Georgia's economic output is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Missouri: $71,846. Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income). Georgia and Missouri have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Missouri has 115. Georgia's county count is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles. Texas County's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi). Clarke County's land area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people). Fulton County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people). Worth County's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775). Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515). Douglas County's income is 1.6 times (55%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%. Georgia's top rate is 0.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year. Missouri's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%. Missouri's combined rate is 0.88 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.