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Mississippi vs Texas Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 5.5 times (455%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.4 times (140%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.3 times (129%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 7,925 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Texas Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 10.6 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 16.9 times larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area: Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 6.2 times (523%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 28 years.
Mississippi vs Texas Economy
GDP: Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 17.5 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita: Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (65%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income: Mississippi: $52,074 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Mississippi has 82 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 3.1 times (210%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area: Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 6.7 times (570%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area: Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Alcorn County's land area is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 23.4 times larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county: Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Issaquena County's population is 27.0 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.4 times (143%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county: Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Starr County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Texas has no state income tax. Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.14 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.