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Mississippi vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 2,405 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 4.7 times (366%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 11.1 times larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.7 times (373%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 30 years.
Mississippi vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 6.4 times (537%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Mississippi's county count is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- Lycoming County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 7.4 times (636%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 3.4 times (236%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Forest County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Mississippi's top rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 0.72 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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