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District of Columbia vs Minnesota Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²). Minnesota's land area is 1,305.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water. Minnesota's total area is 1,272.2 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km). Minnesota's north-south length is 31.4 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km). Minnesota's east-west width is 30.0 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m). Eagle Mountain is 1,863 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet. District of Columbia's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs Minnesota Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024). Minnesota's population is 8.2 times (725%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7. District of Columbia's population density is 158.1 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579. Washington's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 68 years.
District of Columbia vs Minnesota Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 2.8 times (175%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.0 times (199%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Minnesota's.
District of Columbia vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Minnesota has 87. Minnesota's county count is 87.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles. St. Louis County's land area is 102.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi). Ramsey County's land area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people). Hennepin County's population is 1.8 times (81%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people). District of Columbia's population is 224.1 times larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352). District of Columbia's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677). District of Columbia's income is 2.3 times (128%) richer than Pine County's.
District of Columbia vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%. District of Columbia's top rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year. Minnesota's rate is 0.39 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%. Minnesota's combined rate is 2.14 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.