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Minnesota vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 77.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 56.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 6.7 times (569%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 8.6 times (757%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Eagle Mountain is 1,481 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 5.2 times (421%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 14.8 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Minneapolis' population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 68 years.
Minnesota vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 6.3 times (531%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Minnesota vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Minnesota's county count is 17.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 15.3 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 6.3 times (532%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Providence County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 16.0 times larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Hennepin County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.3 times (25%) richer than Pine County's.
Minnesota vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 3.86 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 1.14 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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