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Connecticut vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 11.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 17.4 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 6.7 times (570%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 4.4 times (336%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 362 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Connecticut's population density is 4.2 times (324%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 4.3 times (326%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 49 years.
Connecticut vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Michigan's.
Connecticut vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 9.2 times (822%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 45.2 times larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (77%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Lake County's.
Connecticut vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 2.74 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Connecticut's combined rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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