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Alabama vs Missouri Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km).
- Alabama and Missouri have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 2.1 times (106%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 634 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Alabama vs Missouri Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8.
- Alabama's population density is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032.
- Kansas City's population is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 2 years.
Alabama vs Missouri Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Missouri: $71,846.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Missouri has 115.
- Missouri's county count is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles.
- Baldwin County's land area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 8.7 times (767%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people).
- St. Louis County's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people).
- Greene County's population is 3.8 times (281%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775).
- St. Louis County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515).
- Bullock County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Alabama vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%.
- Alabama's top rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.41 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 1.02 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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