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Kentucky vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.6 times (59%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Black Mountain is 1,842 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 331 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Kentucky's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Louisville's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 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 1.6 times (63%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 66 years.
Kentucky vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Kentucky's county count is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 7.9 times (695%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Jefferson County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Traverse County's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Robertson County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Pine County's income is 1.5 times (53%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 6.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 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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