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Missouri vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 11,344 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Missouri's lowest point is 251 feet lower.
Missouri vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Missouri's population density is 3.1 times (206%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 43 years.
Missouri vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Missouri's county count is 6.8 times (576%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 15.4 times larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Carson City's land area is 2.3 times (134%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Worth County's population is 2.6 times (160%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- St. Louis County and Douglas County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Missouri's top rate is 4.7 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.32 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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