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Mississippi vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Timms Hill is 1,141 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 1.8 times (75%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 4.0 times (298%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 31 years.
Mississippi vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Mississippi's county count is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 3.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.6 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 1.34 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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