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Georgia vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Georgia and Mississippi have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Georgia and Mississippi have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 3,973 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 3.8 times (280%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Georgia's population density is 3.1 times (209%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Atlanta's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 4.8 times (379%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 29 years.
Georgia vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Mississippi's.
Georgia vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Georgia's county count is 1.9 times (94%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Ware County and Yazoo County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 3.4 times (235%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Fulton County's population is 5.1 times (410%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Fulton County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Wheeler County and Issaquena County have about the same income.
Georgia vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Georgia's top rate is 1.19 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Georgia's combined rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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