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Minnesota vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 8.9 times (789%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 9.3 times (830%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 2.3 times (127%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 3.8 times (279%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 3,985 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 4.1 times (311%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 2.2 times (117%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Minneapolis' population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- 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
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 70 years.
Minnesota vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 4.3 times (326%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- Minnesota and New Hampshire have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Minnesota's.
Minnesota vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Minnesota's county count is 8.7 times (770%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 3.5 times (248%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Hillsborough County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 9.9 times (892%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Hennepin County and Rockingham County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Pine County's.
Minnesota vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Minnesota's top rate is 9.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 8.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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