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Massachusetts vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 7.3 times (626%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 9.2 times (816%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 4.0 times (298%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 2.4 times (145%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Greylock is 1,475 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Massachusetts's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Massachusetts' population density is 5.1 times (411%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Boston and Detroit have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 49 years.
Massachusetts vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Michigan's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Michigan's.
Massachusetts vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Massachusetts has 14 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 5.9 times (493%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 6.9 times (592%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Middlesex County's.
Least populous county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 6.8 times (579%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.7 times (66%) richer than Lake County's.
Massachusetts vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Massachusetts's top rate is 4.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Massachusetts's combined rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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