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Minnesota vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 2.6 times (165%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 1,205 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- Minnesota's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 2.5 times (151%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Minneapolis' population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs South 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.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 70 years.
Minnesota vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.4 times (42%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than South Carolina's.
Minnesota vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- Minnesota's county count is 1.9 times (89%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 5.5 times (451%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- McCormick County's land area is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Greenville County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Traverse County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Hennepin County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Pine County's income is 1.2 times (18%) richer than Marlboro County's.
Minnesota vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 3.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
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