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Minnesota vs New York Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Minnesota's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Minnesota's total area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than New York's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). Minnesota's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than New York's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). New York's east-west width is 1.2 times (15%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 3,043 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs New York Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 3.4 times (243%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 19.8 times 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 York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 70 years.
Minnesota vs New York Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 4.6 times (357%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Minnesota's.
Minnesota vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Minnesota has 87 counties, while New York has 62. Minnesota's county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Louis County's land area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area: Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). Ramsey County's land area is 6.7 times (571%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county: Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county: Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 2.2 times (116%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county: Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Pine County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Allegany County's.
Minnesota vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 1.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. New York's combined rate is 0.4 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.