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Minnesota vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 12,117 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Washington's population density is 1.6 times (65%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 1.8 times (82%) 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 Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 1.1 times (10%) 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.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 31 years.
Minnesota vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Minnesota's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Minnesota's.
Minnesota vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Minnesota has 87 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Minnesota's county count is 2.2 times (123%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest county by area
- Minnesota's largest county is St. Louis County at 6,248 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- St. Louis County's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Okanogan County's.
Smallest county by area
- Minnesota: Ramsey County (152 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Ramsey County's.
Most populous county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County (1,273,334 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Hennepin County's.
Least populous county
- Minnesota: Traverse County (3,134 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Traverse County's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- Minnesota: Hennepin County ($100,352 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Hennepin County's.
Poorest county
- Minnesota: Pine County ($48,677 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Pine County and Ferry County have about the same income.
Minnesota vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Minnesota has a top income tax rate of 9.85%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Minnesota: 1.02% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Minnesota's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Minnesota: 8.14% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 1.43 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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