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Mississippi vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 2,692 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 2.9 times (191%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Charleston's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 29 years.
Mississippi vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- South Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- South Carolina's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- Mississippi's county count is 1.8 times (78%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Horry County's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than McCormick County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Greenville County's population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 5.8 times (483%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Madison County and Charleston County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Marlboro County's income is 1.5 times (52%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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