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Michigan vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.5 times (45%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Mount Arvon is 1,209 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 3.4 times (245%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Michigan's population density is 2.9 times (186%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Detroit's population is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 20 years.
Michigan vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Michigan's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Mississippi's.
Michigan vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Michigan and Mississippi have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Wayne County's population is 8.3 times (729%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Keweenaw County's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Oakland County and Madison County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Lake County's income is 1.4 times (45%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Michigan vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Michigan's top rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 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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