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Mississippi vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 5.2 times (424%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 5.2 times (418%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.9 times (87%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 3.6 times (258%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 5,472 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 2.1 times (109%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 2.5 times (151%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Jackson's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 29 years.
Mississippi vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 1.3 times (33%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Mississippi's county count is 8.2 times (720%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 24.0 times larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 2.2 times (122%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.81 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 7.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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