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Maryland vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 4.8 times (383%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 2,557 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Maryland'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.
Maryland vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Maryland's population density is 10.3 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Baltimore's population is 4.0 times (302%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 29 years.
Maryland vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Mississippi's.
Maryland vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Mississippi's county count is 3.4 times (242%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Yazoo County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Kent County's population is 15.1 times larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Montgomery County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Somerset County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Maryland vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Maryland's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 1.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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