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Missouri vs New York Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Missouri's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri's total area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than New York's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). Missouri's north-south length is 1.1 times (5%) longer than New York's.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). Missouri's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 3,564 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs New York Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 4.6 times (364%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 16.4 times larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 7.1 times (609%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 33 years.
Missouri vs New York Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 5.2 times (418%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Missouri has 115 counties, while New York has 62. Missouri's county count is 1.9 times (85%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area: Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). St. Louis city's land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county: Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county: Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 2.1 times (107%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county: Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 6.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. New York's combined rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
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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.