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Minnesota vs New Mexico Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²). New Mexico's land area is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Mexico's total area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km). Minnesota and New Mexico have about the same north-south length.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km). New Mexico's east-west width is 1.4 times (38%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m). Wheeler Peak is 10,858 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet. Minnesota's lowest point is 2,241 feet lower.
Minnesota vs New Mexico Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024). Minnesota's population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6. Minnesota's population density is 4.1 times (313%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326. Albuquerque's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 4.1 times (306%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 54 years.
Minnesota vs New Mexico Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 3.5 times (245%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than New Mexico's.
Minnesota vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties: Minnesota has 87 counties, while New Mexico has 33. Minnesota's county count is 2.6 times (164%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area: Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles. Catron County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Smallest county by area: Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi). Ramsey County's land area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county: Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people). Hennepin County's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county: Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people). Traverse County's population is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county: Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378). Hennepin County and Los Alamos County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397). Pine County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Cibola County's.
Minnesota vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax: Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%. Minnesota's top rate is 3.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year. Minnesota's rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%. Minnesota's combined rate is 0.46 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.