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Missouri vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²). Missouri's land area is 66.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri's total area is 45.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km). Missouri's north-south length is 5.4 times (438%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km). Missouri's east-west width is 10.4 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m). Taum Sauk Mountain is 960 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Rhode Island's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024). Missouri's population is 5.6 times (461%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8. Rhode Island's population density is 11.8 times higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706. Kansas City's population is 2.7 times (165%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901). St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th 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 31 years.
Missouri vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion. Missouri's economic output is 5.6 times (458%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265. Missouri and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income). Rhode Island's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties: Missouri has 115 counties, while Rhode Island has 5. Missouri's county count is 23.0 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area: Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles. Texas County's land area is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area: Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi). St. Louis city's land area is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county: Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people). St. Louis County's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county: Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people). Bristol County's population is 26.8 times larger than Worth County's.
Richest county: Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923). St. Louis County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Bristol County's.
Poorest county: Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040). Providence County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax: Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%. Rhode Island's top rate is 1.29 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year. Rhode Island's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%. Missouri's combined rate is 1.44 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.