States Across the Mississippi River from Each Other

The Mississippi River forms shared borders between 10 U.S. states. Traveling north to south, the pairings are:

Note: Minnesota borders Wisconsin on both banks in the headwaters area (the river loops). The river also forms the entire border between Iowa–Illinois, Missouri–Illinois/Kentucky, Arkansas–Tennessee, and Louisiana–Mississippi. There is no single "state on the other side"; it depends on where you cross.