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Michigan vs Missouri Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²). Missouri's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Missouri's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km). Michigan's north-south length is 1.5 times (49%) longer than Missouri's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km). Michigan and Missouri have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m). Mount Arvon is 243 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet. Missouri's lowest point is 341 feet lower.
Michigan vs Missouri Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024). Michigan's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8. Michigan's population density is 2.0 times (97%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032. Detroit's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 16 years.
Michigan vs Missouri Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion. Michigan's economic output is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Missouri: $71,846. Michigan and Missouri have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Michigan: $63,690 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income). Michigan and Missouri have about the same average income.
Michigan vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties: Michigan has 83 counties, while Missouri has 115. Missouri's county count is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest county by area: Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles. Marquette County's land area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area: Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 5.2 times (418%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people). Wayne County's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county: Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people). Keweenaw County's population is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county: Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775). St. Louis County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county: Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515). Lake County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Michigan vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax: Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%. Missouri's top rate is 0.45 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year. Michigan's rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%. Missouri's combined rate is 2.44 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.