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Minnesota vs Mississippi Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Mississippi has 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Mississippi's is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m).
- Eagle Mountain is 1,487 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Mississippi's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Mississippi Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Mississippi has 2,943,045 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Mississippi: 62.7.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Mississippi's is Jackson with 141,449.
- Minneapolis' population is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Mississippi's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 41 years.
Minnesota vs Mississippi Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Mississippi's $158.2 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 3.2 times (221%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Mississippi: $53,751.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Mississippi: $52,074 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Mississippi's.
Minnesota vs Mississippi Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Mississippi has 82.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Mississippi's is Yazoo County at 922 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 6.8 times (577%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 6.0 times (496%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people).
- Traverse County's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264).
- Pine County's income is 1.8 times (79%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Minnesota vs Mississippi Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 5.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Mississippi: 0.65% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.37 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Mississippi: 7.06%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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