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Minnesota vs Oklahoma Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Oklahoma has 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km).
- Oklahoma's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km).
- Oklahoma's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Oklahoma's is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m).
- Black Mesa is 2,688 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Oklahoma's is Little River at 289 feet.
- Oklahoma's lowest point is 312 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Oklahoma Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Oklahoma has 4,095,393 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Oklahoma: 59.7.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Oklahoma's is Oklahoma City with 712,919.
- Oklahoma City's population is 1.7 times (66%) 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 Oklahoma's Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 49 years.
Minnesota vs Oklahoma Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Oklahoma's $263.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Oklahoma: $64,388.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Oklahoma: $63,708 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Minnesota vs Oklahoma Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Oklahoma has 77.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Oklahoma's is Osage County at 2,247 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Osage County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Oklahoma: Marshall County (372 sq mi).
- Marshall County's land area is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Oklahoma: Oklahoma County (816,490 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Oklahoma County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Oklahoma: Cimarron County (2,133 people).
- Traverse County's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Cimarron County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Washington County ($126,749).
- Washington County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Oklahoma: Atoka County ($38,709).
- Pine County's income is 1.3 times (26%) richer than Atoka County's.
Minnesota vs Oklahoma Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Oklahoma has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 5.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Oklahoma: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.27 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Oklahoma: 9.06%.
- Oklahoma's combined rate is 0.92 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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