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Alabama vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 2.1 times (114%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 391 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Alabama vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Michigan's population density is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 18 years.
Alabama vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Michigan's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Greene County's population is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Oakland County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Bullock County and Lake County have about the same income.
Alabama vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Alabama's top rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 3.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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