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Colorado vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 2.1 times (115%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Mount Elbert is 13,617 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Mississippi's population density is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Denver's population is 5.2 times (415%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 59 years.
Colorado vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Mississippi's.
Colorado vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Mississippi's county count is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 5.2 times (417%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 12.1 times larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- El Paso County's population is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Hinsdale County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Pitkin County's income is 3.0 times (203%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Crowley County and Issaquena County have about the same income.
Colorado vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Colorado's top rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.83 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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