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Louisiana vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.8 times (85%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Arvon is 1,481 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 579 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Michigan's population density is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 4.6 times (355%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 25 years.
Louisiana vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Louisiana and Michigan have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana and Michigan have about the same average income.
Louisiana vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 3.9 times (291%) larger than East Baton Rouge Parish's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Oakland County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Lake County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than East Carroll Parish's.
Louisiana vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Michigan's top rate is 1.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 4.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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