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Michigan vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 6.3 times (532%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 10.3 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 2.7 times (172%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 4.8 times (377%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 4,263 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 7.2 times (620%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- Michigan's population density is 1.1 times (14%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Detroit's population is 5.5 times (455%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 49 years.
Michigan vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 5.9 times (489%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Michigan's county count is 8.3 times (730%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Marquette County and Coos County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Wayne County's population is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 14.4 times larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Michigan's top rate is 4.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Michigan's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · New Hampshire official website
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