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Mississippi vs Wyoming Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km).
- Mississippi and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 1.2 times (21%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m).
- Gannett Peak is 12,983 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Wyoming Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1.
- Mississippi's population density is 10.3 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704.
- Jackson's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 13.2 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 73 years.
Mississippi vs Wyoming Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Wyoming has 23.
- Mississippi's county count is 3.6 times (257%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles.
- Sweetwater County's land area is 11.3 times larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi).
- Hot Springs County's land area is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Alcorn County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people).
- Harrison County's population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people).
- Niobrara County's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903).
- Teton County's income is 5.9 times (488%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370).
- Uinta County's income is 1.8 times (85%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Wyoming has no state income tax.
- Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 1.67 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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