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Connecticut vs Missouri Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 14.2 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 12.6 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 4.5 times (349%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 4.2 times (320%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 605 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Missouri Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8.
- Connecticut's population density is 8.4 times (736%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032.
- Kansas City's population is 3.4 times (240%) 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 Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.4 times (141%) 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.
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 33 years.
Connecticut vs Missouri Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Missouri: $71,846.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Missouri's.
Connecticut vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Missouri has 115.
- Missouri's county count is 12.8 times higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles.
- Texas County's land area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 2.3 times (127%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people).
- Capitol Planning Region and St. Louis County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 52.2 times larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Douglas County's.
Connecticut vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 2.29 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.87 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 2.09 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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