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Massachusetts vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- South Carolina's land area is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Carolina's total area is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- South Carolina's north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- South Carolina's east-west width is 1.5 times (51%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 8 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- Massachusetts' population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- Massachusetts' population density is 5.0 times (402%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Boston's population is 4.3 times (327%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
Massachusetts vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 2.2 times (118%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (67%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.5 times (54%) higher than South Carolina's.
Massachusetts vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Massachusetts has 14 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- South Carolina's county count is 3.3 times (229%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Worcester County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 7.8 times (677%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Allendale County's.
Richest county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.4 times (43%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Marlboro County's.
Massachusetts vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- Massachusetts's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Massachusetts's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 1.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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