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Missouri vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.4 times (35%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Timms Hill is 175 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Missouri's lowest point is 347 feet lower.
Missouri vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Missouri's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.1 times (9%) 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 Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 27 years.
Missouri vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Missouri and Wisconsin have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri and Wisconsin have about the same average income.
Missouri vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Missouri has 115 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Missouri's county count is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest county by area
- Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area
- Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 3.8 times (276%) larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county
- Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- St. Louis County's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Milwaukee County's.
Least populous county
- Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county
- Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county
- Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Missouri's combined rate is 2.72 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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