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Missouri vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 3,657 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Missouri's lowest point is 610 feet lower.
Missouri vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Missouri's population density is 3.5 times (248%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Kansas City's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 46 years.
Missouri vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Missouri's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Sarpy County's land area is 3.9 times (286%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- St. Louis County's population is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Douglas County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Worth County's population is 5.0 times (398%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Pierce County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Missouri's top rate is 0.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 1.46 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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