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Mississippi vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 10,427 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Mississippi's population density is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 42 years.
Mississippi vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Mississippi's county count is 2.3 times (128%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 11.0 times larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Alcorn County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 3.7 times (272%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Wheeler County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Madison County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 5.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Oregon's rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 7.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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