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Delaware vs North Dakota Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²). North Dakota's land area is 35.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water. North Dakota's total area is 28.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km). North Dakota's north-south length is 3.4 times (245%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km). North Dakota's east-west width is 4.3 times (325%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m). White Butte is 3,050 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Delaware vs North Dakota Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024). Delaware's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5. Delaware's population density is 46.9 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285. Fargo's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 102 years.
Delaware vs North Dakota Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion. Delaware's economic output is 1.4 times (39%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than North Dakota's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income). North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than Delaware's.
Delaware vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties: Delaware has 3 counties, while North Dakota has 53. North Dakota's county count is 17.7 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Delaware's largest county is Sussex County at 936 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles. McKenzie County's land area is 2.9 times (195%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi). Eddy County's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than New Castle County's.
Most populous county: Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people). New Castle County's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county: Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people). Kent County's population is 292.0 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county: Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793). Dunn County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Delaware: Kent County ($55,474 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782). Kent County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Sioux County's.
Delaware vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax: Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%. Delaware's top rate is 4.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Delaware: 0.47% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year. North Dakota's rate is 0.49 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Delaware: 0% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%. North Dakota's combined rate is 7.09 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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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.