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Minnesota vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.6 times (58%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.4 times (35%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 4,382 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 3.1 times (213%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 2.2 times (120%) 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 North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 69 years.
Minnesota vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (15%) higher than North Carolina's.
Minnesota vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 6.6 times (560%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Chowan County's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Hennepin County and Wake County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Pine County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Warren County's.
Minnesota vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 5.86 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.41 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.04 percentage points higher.
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