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Massachusetts vs Mississippi Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²). Mississippi's land area is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mississippi's total area is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km). Mississippi's north-south length is 2.7 times (174%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km). Mississippi's east-west width is 1.8 times (84%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m). Mount Greylock is 2,684 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Mississippi Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7. Massachusetts' population density is 14.6 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449. Boston's population is 4.8 times (376%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 29 years.
Massachusetts vs Mississippi Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 4.9 times (392%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.0 times (103%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Mississippi's.
Massachusetts vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties: Massachusetts has 14 counties, while Mississippi has 82. Mississippi's county count is 5.9 times (486%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles. Worcester County's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi). Alcorn County's land area is 8.7 times (766%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people). Middlesex County's population is 7.8 times (681%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people). Nantucket County's population is 11.3 times larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668). Nantucket County's income is 1.4 times (43%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county: Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264). Hampshire County's income is 2.4 times (140%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Massachusetts vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax: Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%. Massachusetts's top rate is 5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year. Massachusetts's rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%. Mississippi's combined rate is 0.81 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.