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Indiana vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.9 times (87%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Eagle Mountain is 1,037 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 271 feet lower.
Indiana vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Indiana's population density is 2.7 times (166%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Indianapolis' population is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 42 years.
Indiana vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Indiana and Minnesota have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Indiana's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Indiana's.
Indiana vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Indiana's county count is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 9.5 times (851%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Marion County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Ohio County's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Hamilton County and Hennepin County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Pine County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Miami County's.
Indiana vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 6.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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