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Mississippi vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 2.0 times (104%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 3.0 times (201%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 3,579 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Jackson's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 5.8 times (484%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 26 years.
Mississippi vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Mississippi's county count is 5.9 times (486%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Windsor County's land area is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 4.9 times (389%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Harrison County's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 4.7 times (366%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Madison County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.9 times (86%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 4.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.77 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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