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Minnesota vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 8,940 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Oregon's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 1.5 times (48%) 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 Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 1 years.
Minnesota vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Oregon's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Oregon's.
Minnesota vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- Minnesota's county count is 2.4 times (142%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than St. Louis County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Multnomah County's land area is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Traverse County's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Wheeler County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Pine County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Malheur County's.
Minnesota vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 8.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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