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Georgia vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Georgia and Michigan have about the same land area.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.5 times (50%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.3 times (32%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 2,764 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Georgia vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Michigan's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Georgia's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 49 years.
Georgia vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Michigan's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia and Michigan have about the same average income.
Georgia vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Georgia's county count is 1.9 times (92%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Keweenaw County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Fulton County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Lake County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Georgia's top rate is 0.94 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 1.56 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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