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Connecticut vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 16.4 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 15.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 5.6 times (459%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 3.5 times (246%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Mount Frissell (south slope) is 84 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Connecticut's population density is 10.4 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Minneapolis' population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 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 (221%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 70 years.
Connecticut vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Minnesota's.
Connecticut vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 9.7 times (867%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 6.1 times (508%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Capitol Planning Region's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 31.2 times larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.6 times (65%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Pine County's.
Connecticut vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 2.86 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.64 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.79 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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