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Missouri vs Wyoming Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²). Wyoming's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wyoming's total area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Missouri's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km). Missouri and Wyoming have about the same north-south length.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km). Missouri's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m). Gannett Peak is 12,017 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet. Missouri's lowest point is 2,878 feet lower.
Missouri vs Wyoming Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024). Missouri's population is 10.6 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1. Missouri's population density is 14.9 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704. Kansas City's population is 7.9 times (685%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783). St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 27.6 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 69 years.
Missouri vs Wyoming Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion. Missouri's economic output is 8.7 times (771%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639. Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs Wyoming: $86,477 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wyoming's average income is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs Wyoming Counties
Number of counties: Missouri has 115 counties, while Wyoming has 23. Missouri's county count is 5.0 times (400%) higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest county by area: Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; Wyoming's is Sweetwater County at 10,427 square miles. Sweetwater County's land area is 8.9 times (786%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area: Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs Wyoming: Hot Springs County (2,004 sq mi). Hot Springs County's land area is 32.5 times larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs Wyoming: Laramie County (101,783 people). St. Louis County's population is 9.8 times (876%) larger than Laramie County's.
Least populous county: Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs Wyoming: Niobrara County (2,301 people). Niobrara County's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Worth County's.
Richest county: Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Teton County ($532,903). Teton County's income is 5.1 times (409%) richer than St. Louis County's.
Poorest county: Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs Wyoming: Uinta County ($50,370). Uinta County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Douglas County's.
Missouri vs Wyoming Taxes
State income tax: Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while Wyoming has no state income tax. Missouri's top rate is 4.7 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs Wyoming: 0.57% of home value per year. Missouri's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs Wyoming: 5.39%. Missouri's combined rate is 3.05 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.