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Mississippi vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 4,623 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Mississippi's population density is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 3.5 times (246%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 50 years.
Mississippi vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 6.5 times (546%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Douglas County's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 3.4 times (244%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.77 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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