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Missouri vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 4,903 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 2.5 times (150%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 1.8 times (83%) 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 North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area have about the same population.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 32 years.
Missouri vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri and North Carolina have about the same average income.
Missouri vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- Missouri's county count is 1.2 times (15%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Texas County's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 2.8 times (180%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- St. Louis County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Douglas County and Warren County have about the same income.
Missouri vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Missouri's top rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 1.34 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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