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IDAHO VS MINNESOTAOverlaid at the same scaleIdaho83,569 sq mi (216,441 km²)Minnesota86,943 sq mi (225,182 km²)Idaho and Minnesota are about the same size. brilliantmaps.com

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Idaho vs Minnesota Geography

Land area

  • Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
  • Idaho and Minnesota have about the same land area.

Total area

  • Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Idaho and Minnesota have about the same total area.

Length

  • Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
  • Idaho's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than Minnesota's.

Width

  • Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
  • Idaho and Minnesota have about the same east-west width.

Highest point

  • Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
  • Borah Peak is 10,339 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.

Lowest point

  • Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
  • Minnesota's lowest point is 117 feet lower.

Idaho vs Minnesota Population and History

Population

  • Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
  • Minnesota's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Idaho's.

Population density

  • Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
  • Minnesota's population density is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest city

  • Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
  • Minneapolis' population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Boise's.

Largest metro area

  • Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 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 4.4 times (344%) larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.

History

  • Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd 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 32 years.

Idaho vs Minnesota Economy

GDP

  • Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
  • Minnesota's economic output is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Idaho's.

GDP per capita

  • Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
  • Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Idaho's.

Average income

  • Idaho: $62,323 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Idaho's.

Idaho vs Minnesota Counties

Number of counties

  • Idaho has 44 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
  • Minnesota's county count is 2.0 times (98%) higher than Idaho's.

Biggest county by area

  • Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
  • Idaho County's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than St. Louis County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
  • Payette County's land area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Ramsey County's.

Most populous county

  • Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
  • Hennepin County's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Ada County's.

Least populous county

  • Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
  • Traverse County's population is 3.9 times (295%) larger than Clark County's.

Richest county

  • Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
  • Blaine County's income is 2.0 times (102%) richer than Hennepin County's.

Poorest county

  • Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
  • Pine County's income is 1.7 times (65%) richer than Madison County's.

Idaho vs Minnesota Taxes

State income tax

  • Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
  • Minnesota's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
  • Minnesota's rate is 0.59 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
  • Minnesota's combined rate is 2.11 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.