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Indiana vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 2.3 times (135%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Arvon is 759 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 241 feet lower.
Indiana vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Indiana's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 21 years.
Indiana vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Indiana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana and Michigan have about the same average income.
Indiana vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Indiana's county count is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 3.7 times (271%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Ohio County's population is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Hamilton County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Miami County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Lake County's.
Indiana vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Michigan's top rate is 1.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Indiana's combined rate is 1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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