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Kansas vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.6 times (63%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 3,235 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Kansas and Mississippi have about the same population.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Mississippi's population density is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Wichita's population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 44 years.
Kansas vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Mississippi's.
Kansas vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Kansas' county count is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Johnson County's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Greeley County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Wyandotte County's income is 1.6 times (57%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Kansas vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Kansas's top rate is 1.58 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 1.65 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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