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Michigan vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.7 times (72%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.5 times (48%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 1,196 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Michigan's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 50 years.
Michigan vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Michigan's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Michigan's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Benzie County's land area is 2.5 times (145%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Wayne County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Philadelphia County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Lake County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Forest County's.
Michigan vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Michigan's top rate is 1.18 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Pennsylvania's combined rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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