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Michigan vs New York Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Michigan's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than New York's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). Michigan's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than New York's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). Michigan's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 3,321 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs New York Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Michigan's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 2.4 times (135%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 13.1 times larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 49 years.
Michigan vs New York Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Michigan's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income: Michigan: $63,690 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Michigan has 83 counties, while New York has 62. Michigan's county count is 1.3 times (34%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area: Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 14.1 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Wayne County's.
Least populous county: Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 2.4 times (135%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county: Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 2.3 times (132%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county: Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Allegany County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 6.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. New York's combined rate is 2.54 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.