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Minnesota vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 1,208 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Minnesota's lowest point is 153 feet lower.
Minnesota vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 7.3 times (627%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Minnesota's population density is 6.3 times (532%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Minneapolis' population is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 14.0 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 31 years.
Minnesota vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 6.3 times (534%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than North Dakota's.
Minnesota vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.6 times (64%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 6.3 times (534%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Traverse County's population is 4.7 times (375%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Hennepin County and Dunn County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Pine County's income is 1.4 times (44%) richer than Sioux County's.
Minnesota vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 7.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.05 percentage points higher.
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