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Arizona vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Michigan's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Arizona and Michigan have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 10,606 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 500 feet lower.
Arizona vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Michigan's population density is 2.7 times (169%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Phoenix's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 75 years.
Arizona vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona and Michigan have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 5.5 times (453%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 10.3 times larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Wayne County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Oakland County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Graham County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Lake County's.
Arizona vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Michigan's top rate is 1.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 2.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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