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Arizona vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 1.6 times (65%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 9,120 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Arizona's lowest point is 683 feet lower.
Arizona vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 9.5 times (852%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Arizona's population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Phoenix's population is 12.3 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 19.4 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 23 years.
Arizona vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 7.1 times (612%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Arizona's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Arizona's.
Arizona vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 3.5 times (253%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 6.7 times (574%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Eddy County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 23.3 times larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 14.3 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Graham County's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Sioux County's.
Arizona vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.53 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Arizona's combined rate is 1.45 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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