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North Dakota vs Texas Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²).
- Texas' land area is 3.8 times (279%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 2.4 times (139%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.9 times (90%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 5,230 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Texas Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024).
- Texas' population is 39.3 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8.
- Texas' population density is 10.4 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125.
- Houston's population is 17.5 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 31.2 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 44 years.
North Dakota vs Texas Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 34.6 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Texas: $88,517.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Texas'.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota and Texas have about the same average income.
North Dakota vs Texas Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Texas has 254.
- Texas' county count is 4.8 times (379%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles.
- Brewster County's land area is 2.2 times (124%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 5.0 times (395%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people).
- Harris County's population is 24.9 times larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people).
- Slope County's population is 13.8 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625).
- Loving County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180).
- Sioux County and Starr County have about the same income.
North Dakota vs Texas Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Texas has no state income tax.
- North Dakota's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year.
- Texas's rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%.
- Texas's combined rate is 1.11 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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