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Minnesota vs Montana Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Montana has 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²).
- Montana's land area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Montana is 319 miles (514 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.3 times (28%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Montana spans 607 miles (976 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Montana's is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m).
- Granite Peak is 10,475 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Montana's is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet.
- Minnesota's lowest point is 1,204 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Montana Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Montana has 1,137,233 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Montana: 7.8.
- Minnesota's population density is 9.3 times (832%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Montana's is Billings with 121,483.
- Minneapolis' population is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Montana's Billings, MT metro area (192,531).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 19.5 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 31 years.
Minnesota vs Montana Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Montana's $78.4 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 6.5 times (548%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Montana: $68,975.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Montana: $69,240 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Montana's.
Minnesota vs Montana Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Montana has 56.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.6 times (55%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Montana's is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Beaverhead County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 7.4 times (642%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Montana: Petroleum County (525 people).
- Traverse County's population is 6.0 times (497%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Gallatin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Montana: Blaine County ($37,554).
- Pine County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Blaine County's.
Minnesota vs Montana Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 4.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Montana: 0.69% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Montana: 0%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 8.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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