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Maryland vs Missouri Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 7.1 times (608%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 5.6 times (462%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 1.4 times (42%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.8 times (80%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 1,591 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Maryland vs Missouri Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024).
- Maryland and Missouri have about the same population.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8.
- Maryland's population density is 7.1 times (610%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032.
- Baltimore's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 33 years.
Maryland vs Missouri Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Missouri: $71,846.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Missouri's.
Maryland vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Missouri has 115.
- Missouri's county count is 4.8 times (379%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles.
- Texas County's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi).
- Baltimore city's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people).
- Kent County's population is 10.4 times larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775).
- Montgomery County and St. Louis County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515).
- Somerset County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Maryland vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%.
- Maryland's top rate is 1.8 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 2.44 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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