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Michigan vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan and Oregon have about the same total area.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Oregon's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Michigan and Oregon have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 9,218 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Michigan's population density is 4.0 times (302%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Detroit and Portland have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 22 years.
Michigan vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Michigan's county count is 2.3 times (131%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 5.6 times (460%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Wayne County's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Keweenaw County's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Oakland County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 5.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Michigan's combined rate is 6 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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