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Arizona vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.1 times (5%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 10,328 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 530 feet lower.
Arizona vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Phoenix's population is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 54 years.
Arizona vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 5.8 times (480%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 3.0 times (198%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 8.1 times (712%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Pine County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Graham County's.
Arizona vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 7.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.59 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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