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Michigan vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²). Michigan's land area is 54.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 62.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km). Michigan's north-south length is 8.0 times (702%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km). Michigan's east-west width is 10.8 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m). Mount Arvon is 1,203 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Rhode Island's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024). Michigan's population is 9.1 times (812%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8. Rhode Island's population density is 6.0 times (501%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706. Detroit's population is 3.3 times (232%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 47 years.
Michigan vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion. Michigan's economic output is 8.7 times (774%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265. Michigan and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Michigan: $63,690 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income). Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties: Michigan has 83 counties, while Rhode Island has 5. Michigan's county count is 16.6 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area: Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles. Marquette County's land area is 4.4 times (342%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area: Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 13.3 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county: Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people). Wayne County's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county: Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people). Bristol County's population is 23.2 times larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county: Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923). Bristol County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county: Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040). Providence County's income is 1.5 times (55%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax: Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%. Rhode Island's top rate is 1.74 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year. Michigan's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%. Rhode Island's combined rate is 1 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.