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MINNESOTA VS UTAHOverlaid at the same scaleMinnesota86,943 sq mi (225,182 km²)Utah84,898 sq mi (219,885 km²)Minnesota and Utah are about the same size. brilliantmaps.com

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Minnesota vs Utah Geography

Land area

  • Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
  • Minnesota and Utah have about the same land area.

Total area

  • Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
  • Minnesota and Utah have about the same total area.

Length

  • Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
  • Utah's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Minnesota's.

Width

  • Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
  • Minnesota's east-west width is 1.3 times (34%) wider than Utah's.

Highest point

  • Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
  • Kings Peak is 11,220 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.

Lowest point

  • Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
  • Minnesota's lowest point is 1,579 feet lower.

Minnesota vs Utah Population and History

Population

  • Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
  • Minnesota's population is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Utah's.

Population density

  • Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
  • Minnesota's population density is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Utah's.

Biggest city

  • Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
  • Minneapolis' population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Salt Lake City's.

Largest metro area

  • Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.

History

  • Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
  • Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
  • In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 38 years.

Minnesota vs Utah Economy

GDP

  • Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
  • Minnesota's economic output is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Utah's.

GDP per capita

  • Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
  • Minnesota and Utah have about the same GDP per capita.

Average income

  • Minnesota: $75,603 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
  • Minnesota's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Utah's.

Minnesota vs Utah Counties

Number of counties

  • Minnesota has 87 counties, while Utah has 29.
  • Minnesota's county count is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Utah's.

Biggest county by area

  • Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
  • San Juan County's land area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than St. Louis County's.

Smallest county by area

  • Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
  • Davis County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Ramsey County's.

Most populous county

  • Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
  • Hennepin County and Salt Lake County have about the same population.

Least populous county

  • Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
  • Traverse County's population is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Daggett County's.

Richest county

  • Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
  • Summit County's income is 2.8 times (180%) richer than Hennepin County's.

Poorest county

  • Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
  • Pine County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Beaver County's.

Minnesota vs Utah Taxes

State income tax

  • Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
  • Minnesota's top rate is 5.35 percentage points higher.

Property tax

  • Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
  • Minnesota's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.

Sales tax

  • Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
  • Minnesota's combined rate is 0.72 percentage points higher.

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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.