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Michigan vs Minnesota Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Minnesota has 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²). Minnesota's land area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²), including inland and coastal water. Michigan's total area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km). Michigan's north-south length is 1.2 times (20%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km). Michigan's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Minnesota's is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m). Eagle Mountain is 278 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Minnesota's is Lake Superior at 601 feet. Michigan's lowest point is 30 feet lower.
Michigan vs Minnesota Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Minnesota has 5,793,151 (2024). Michigan's population is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Minnesota: 72.7. Michigan's population density is 2.5 times (146%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Minnesota's is Minneapolis with 428,579. Detroit's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 21 years.
Michigan vs Minnesota Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Minnesota's $507.7 billion. Michigan's economic output is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Minnesota: $87,636. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income: Michigan: $63,690 vs Minnesota: $75,603 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs Minnesota Counties
Number of counties: Michigan has 83 counties, while Minnesota has 87. Minnesota's county count is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Michigan's.
Biggest county by area: Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; Minnesota's is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles. St. Louis County's land area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area: Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi). Benzie County's land area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county: Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people). Wayne County's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county: Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people). Traverse County's population is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county: Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352). Hennepin County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county: Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677). Pine County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Lake County's.
Michigan vs Minnesota Taxes
State income tax: Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%. Minnesota's top rate is 5.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs Minnesota: 1.02% of home value per year. Michigan's rate is 0.16 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Michigan: 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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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.