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Mississippi vs Utah Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (29%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 12,707 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Utah Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Mississippi's population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area and Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area have about the same population.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 79 years.
Mississippi vs Utah Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Utah has 29.
- Mississippi's county count is 2.8 times (183%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 8.5 times (748%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 5.7 times (469%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Daggett County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 3.1 times (209%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- Mississippi's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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