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Minnesota vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.8 times (83%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 3,437 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 3.1 times (207%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 1.1 times (6%) 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 Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) 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.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 70 years.
Minnesota vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Minnesota and Virginia have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota and Virginia have about the same average income.
Minnesota vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 6.4 times (545%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Ramsey County's land area is 76.2 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Hennepin County's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Fairfax County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Traverse County's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Pine County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Sussex County's.
Minnesota vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Minnesota's top rate is 4.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Minnesota's combined rate is 2.37 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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