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Mississippi vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 12,310 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Mississippi's population density is 2.1 times (111%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 47 years.
Mississippi vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Mississippi's county count is 4.8 times (382%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 19.7 times larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 11.2 times larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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