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Mississippi vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.8 times (76%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 1.5 times (46%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 5,819 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Tennessee's population density is 2.8 times (180%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Nashville's population is 5.0 times (398%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 21 years.
Mississippi vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 3.5 times (255%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Tennessee's average income is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Yazoo County's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 3.5 times (250%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Shelby County's population is 4.3 times (326%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Pickett County's population is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Lake County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- Mississippi's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Tennessee: 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 Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 2.55 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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