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Alabama vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.2 times (23%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.7 times (70%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Cheaha Mountain is 113 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Alabama vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Alabama's population density is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Minneapolis' population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 39 years.
Alabama vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Etowah County's land area is 3.5 times (251%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Greene County's population is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Pine County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Bullock County's.
Alabama vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 4.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 1.32 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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