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Mississippi vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 4,924 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 3.6 times (256%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 29 years.
Mississippi vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Pittsylvania 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 Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 200.0 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.5 times (45%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 1.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 1.29 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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