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Minnesota vs New Jersey Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²). Minnesota's land area is 10.8 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water. Minnesota's total area is 10.0 times (897%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km). Minnesota's north-south length is 2.4 times (141%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km). Minnesota's east-west width is 2.8 times (179%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m). Eagle Mountain is 494 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Jersey's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs New Jersey Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024). New Jersey's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8. New Jersey's population density is 17.8 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303. Minneapolis' population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 71 years.
Minnesota vs New Jersey Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045. Minnesota and New Jersey have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Minnesota's.
Minnesota vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties: Minnesota has 87 counties, while New Jersey has 21. Minnesota's county count is 4.1 times (314%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles. St. Louis County's land area is 7.8 times (682%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi). Ramsey County's land area is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people). Hennepin County's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Bergen County's.
Least populous county: Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people). Salem County's population is 21.0 times larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county: Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042). Somerset County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county: Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843). Pine County and Cumberland County have about the same income.
Minnesota vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax: Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%. New Jersey's top rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 0.87 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%. Minnesota's combined rate is 1.54 percentage points higher.
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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.