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Minnesota vs Texas Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.0 times (98%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.2 times (116%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 6,438 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Texas Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 5.4 times (440%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 1.6 times (65%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 5.6 times (458%) 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 Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.2 times (122%) 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. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 13 years.
Minnesota vs Texas Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 5.5 times (446%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Minnesota and Texas have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Texas'.
Minnesota vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Minnesota has 87 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 2.9 times (192%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest county by area: Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. St. Louis County and Brewster County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area: Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Ramsey County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county: Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Traverse County's population is 65.3 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.2 times (120%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county: Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Pine County's income is 1.4 times (42%) richer than Starr County's.
Minnesota vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Texas has no state income tax. Minnesota's top rate is 9.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 0.06 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.