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Georgia vs Minnesota Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²). Minnesota's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water. Minnesota's total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km). Minnesota's north-south length is 1.3 times (25%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km). Minnesota's east-west width is 1.0 times (5%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m). Brasstown Bald is 2,486 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Georgia vs Minnesota Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024). Georgia's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7. Georgia's population density is 2.7 times (166%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579. Atlanta's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 70 years.
Georgia vs Minnesota Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion. Georgia's economic output is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while Minnesota has 87. Georgia's county count is 1.8 times (83%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles. St. Louis County's land area is 6.9 times (595%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi). Ramsey County's land area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people). Hennepin County's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Fulton County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people). Traverse County's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352). Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677). Pine County's income is 1.9 times (86%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%. Minnesota's top rate is 4.66 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year. Minnesota's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%. Minnesota's combined rate is 0.58 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.