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Missouri vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.4 times (38%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Missouri and Oregon have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 9,461 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Missouri's population density is 2.0 times (104%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 1.2 times (23%) 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 Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 38 years.
Missouri vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oregon's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Missouri's county count is 3.2 times (219%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 8.6 times (761%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 7.0 times (599%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- St. Louis County's population is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Worth County's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- St. Louis County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 5.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 8.44 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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