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Mississippi vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.4 times (42%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 13,604 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Washington's population density is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 72 years.
Mississippi vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 5.4 times (441%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Mississippi's county count is 2.1 times (110%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 5.7 times (471%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 2.3 times (130%) larger than San Juan County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 10.9 times larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Garfield County's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Ferry County's income is 1.9 times (85%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Washington's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 2.51 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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