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Maryland vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 8.2 times (720%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 7.0 times (601%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.5 times (48%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 1,070 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Maryland vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Maryland's population density is 8.9 times (787%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Baltimore's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Maryland'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
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 70 years.
Maryland vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Maryland and Minnesota have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Minnesota's.
Maryland vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 3.6 times (263%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 9.5 times (846%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Montgomery County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Kent County's population is 6.2 times (524%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Montgomery County and Hennepin County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Pine County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Somerset County's.
Maryland vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 3.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 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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