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Massachusetts vs Minnesota Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 10.2 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 8.2 times (724%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 3.3 times (232%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.9 times (95%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m).
- Mount Greylock is 1,197 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet.
- Massachusetts's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs Minnesota Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024).
- Massachusetts' population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7.
- Massachusetts' population density is 12.6 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579.
- Boston's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 70 years.
Massachusetts vs Minnesota Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Minnesota's.
Massachusetts vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties
- Massachusetts has 14 counties, while Minnesota has 87.
- Minnesota's county count is 6.2 times (521%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area
- Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county
- Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people).
- Middlesex County's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people).
- Nantucket County's population is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352).
- Nantucket County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677).
- Hampshire County's income is 1.3 times (34%) richer than Pine County's.
Massachusetts vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax
- Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 0.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs Minnesota: 8.14%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.89 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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