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Missouri vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 2.3 times (129%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.6 times (57%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 1,726 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Kansas City's population is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 33 years.
Missouri vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.3 times (26%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than South Carolina's.
Missouri vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- Missouri's county count is 2.5 times (150%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- Texas County and Horry County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 5.8 times (482%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- St. Louis County's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- St. Louis County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Douglas County and Marlboro County have about the same income.
Missouri vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 1.3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.34 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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