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Missouri vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia'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); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 3,958 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 2.5 times (146%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Kansas City's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 33 years.
Missouri vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Texas County's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- St. Louis city's land area is 30.9 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Douglas County and Sussex County have about the same income.
Missouri vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 1.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Missouri's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 2.67 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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