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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.