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Mississippi vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Mississippi and North Carolina have about the same land area.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 5,869 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 3.6 times (262%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 6.7 times (567%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 28 years.
Mississippi vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 5.3 times (434%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Yazoo County and Robeson County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 5.8 times (477%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Madison County and Chatham County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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