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Michigan vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Oklahoma's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Michigan's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Black Mesa is 2,966 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- Oklahoma's lowest point is 282 feet lower.
Michigan vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- Michigan's population density is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 70 years.
Michigan vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Michigan and Oklahoma have about the same average income.
Michigan vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Michigan's county count is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- Osage County's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Wayne County's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Keweenaw County and Cimarron County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Lake County and Atoka County have about the same income.
Michigan vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Oklahoma's top rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 3.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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