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Indiana vs Missouri Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 2.3 times (126%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m).
- Taum Sauk Mountain is 516 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet.
- Missouri's lowest point is 100 feet lower.
Indiana vs Missouri Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8.
- Indiana's population density is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 3.3 times (235%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 5 years.
Indiana vs Missouri Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Missouri: $71,846.
- Indiana and Missouri have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana and Missouri have about the same average income.
Indiana vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Missouri has 115.
- Missouri's county count is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Indiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles.
- Texas County's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi).
- Ohio County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people).
- Marion County and St. Louis County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people).
- Ohio County's population is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775).
- Hamilton County and St. Louis County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515).
- Miami County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Douglas County's.
Indiana vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%.
- Missouri's top rate is 1.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 1.44 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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