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Alaska vs Minnesota Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²). Alaska's land area is 7.2 times (617%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 7.7 times (666%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km). Alaska's north-south length is 2.9 times (194%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km). Alaska's east-west width is 4.3 times (329%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m). Denali is 17,943 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet. Alaska's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Alaska vs Minnesota Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024). Minnesota's population is 7.8 times (683%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7. Minnesota's population density is 55.9 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579. Minneapolis' population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 9.2 times (823%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 101 years.
Alaska vs Minnesota Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 7.1 times (609%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income: Alaska: $76,234 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income). Alaska and Minnesota have about the same average income.
Alaska vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties: Alaska has 30 counties, while Minnesota has 87. Minnesota's county count is 2.9 times (190%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area: Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 23.3 times larger than St. Louis County's.
Smallest county by area: Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi). Skagway Municipality's land area is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county: Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people). Hennepin County's population is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county: Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people). Traverse County's population is 4.5 times (354%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county: Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352). Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.6 times (58%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county: Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677). Pine County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Kusilvak Census Area's.
Alaska vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax: Alaska has no state income tax, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%. Minnesota's top rate is 9.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year. Alaska's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%. Minnesota's combined rate is 6.32 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.