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Michigan vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Michigan and Nebraska have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Michigan and Nebraska have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 3,414 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Michigan's lowest point is 269 feet lower.
Michigan vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Michigan's population density is 6.9 times (586%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Detroit's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 30 years.
Michigan vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 3.7 times (271%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Wayne County's population is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Keweenaw County's population is 5.7 times (475%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Nebraska's combined rate is 0.98 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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