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Minnesota vs New York Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than New York's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than New York's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km).
- New York's east-west width is 1.2 times (15%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m).
- Mount Marcy is 3,043 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs New York Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024).
- New York's population is 3.4 times (243%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6.
- New York's population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072.
- New York's population is 19.8 times larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New York's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 5.3 times (431%) 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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 70 years.
Minnesota vs New York Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 4.6 times (357%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs New York: $116,883.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Minnesota's.
Minnesota vs New York Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while New York has 62.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than St. Lawrence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 6.7 times (571%) larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people).
- Kings County's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075).
- New York County's income is 2.2 times (116%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689).
- Pine County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Allegany County's.
Minnesota vs New York Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%.
- New York's top rate is 1.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%.
- New York's combined rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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