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Alabama vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Alabama and North Dakota have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.9 times (92%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 1,095 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Alabama's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Alabama vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 6.5 times (547%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Alabama's population density is 8.9 times (785%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Huntsville's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 4.5 times (345%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 70 years.
Alabama vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 4.1 times (306%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Alabama's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Alabama's.
Alabama vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Alabama has 67 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Alabama's county count is 1.3 times (26%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Alabama's largest county is Baldwin County at 1,590 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Baldwin County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alabama: Etowah County (535 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Etowah County's.
Most populous county
- Alabama: Jefferson County (664,744 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Alabama: Greene County (7,127 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Greene County's population is 10.8 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Alabama: Jefferson County ($75,312 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.3 times (33%) richer than Jefferson County's.
Poorest county
- Alabama: Bullock County ($39,403 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Bullock County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Sioux County's.
Alabama vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Alabama has a top income tax rate of 5%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Alabama's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alabama: 0.38% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.58 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alabama: 9.46% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Alabama's combined rate is 2.37 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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