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Minnesota vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 918 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 4.0 times (302%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 3.7 times (267%) 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 Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 1.7 times (68%) 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.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 71 years.
Minnesota vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Minnesota vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 5.1 times (408%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Pine County's income is 1.6 times (61%) richer than Forest County's.
Minnesota vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 6.78 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.8 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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