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Mississippi vs Missouri Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Missouri has 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Missouri is 328 miles (529 km).
- Mississippi and Missouri have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Missouri's is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m).
- Taum Sauk Mountain is 966 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Missouri's is St. Francis River at 230 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Missouri Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Missouri has 6,245,466 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Missouri: 90.8.
- Missouri's population density is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Missouri's is Kansas City with 516,032.
- Kansas City's population is 3.6 times (265%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Missouri's St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 4 years.
Mississippi vs Missouri Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Missouri's $448.7 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Missouri: $71,846.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Missouri: $64,920 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Missouri Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Missouri has 115.
- Missouri's county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Missouri's is Texas County at 1,177 square miles.
- Texas County's land area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 6.5 times (548%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people).
- St. Louis County's population is 4.6 times (365%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people).
- Worth County's population is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775).
- St. Louis County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515).
- Douglas County's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Missouri Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%.
- Missouri's top rate is 0.7 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Missouri: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Missouri: 8.44%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 1.38 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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