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Alaska vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 8.3 times (728%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 9.4 times (842%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 3.6 times (255%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.8 times (278%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Denali is 16,735 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Alaska vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- North Dakota's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- North Dakota's population density is 8.8 times (785%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Anchorage's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Anchorage, AK metro area's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, North Dakota is the older of the two by 70 years.
Alaska vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- North Dakota's economic output is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- Alaska and North Dakota have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than North Dakota's.
Alaska vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 1.8 times (77%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 52.8 times larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Skagway Municipality's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Anchorage Municipality's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Yakutat City and Borough and Slope County have about the same population.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Kusilvak Census Area's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Sioux County's.
Alaska vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- North Dakota's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.1 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 5.27 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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