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Connecticut vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 9.7 times (869%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 8.7 times (774%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 4.6 times (362%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 3.3 times (227%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 1,571 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Connecticut's population density is 12.1 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Bridgeport's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.1 times (15%) 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.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 29 years.
Connecticut vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (81%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.8 times (83%) higher than Mississippi's.
Connecticut vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Mississippi's county count is 9.1 times (811%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Capitol Planning Region's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 2.9 times (185%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 75.4 times larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (83%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.4 times (138%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Connecticut vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 2.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.01 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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