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Arizona vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 2.4 times (135%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 11,815 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Arizona's population density is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Phoenix's population is 11.8 times larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 95 years.
Arizona vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Mississippi's.
Arizona vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Mississippi's county count is 5.5 times (447%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 20.2 times larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Alcorn County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 21.9 times larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 7.3 times (627%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Madison County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Graham County's income is 1.6 times (62%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Arizona vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Mississippi's top rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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