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Colorado vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.4 times (38%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mount Elbert is 10,922 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- North Dakota's lowest point is 2,572 feet lower.
Colorado vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 7.5 times (648%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Colorado's population density is 5.0 times (400%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Denver's population is 5.3 times (435%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 11.4 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 13 years.
Colorado vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 7.0 times (596%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Colorado's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than North Dakota's.
Colorado vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Colorado has 64 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Colorado's county count is 1.2 times (21%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Colorado's largest county is Las Animas County at 4,773 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Las Animas County's land area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Colorado: Broomfield County (33 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 19.1 times larger than Broomfield County's.
Most populous county
- Colorado: El Paso County (752,772 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- El Paso County's population is 3.7 times (275%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Colorado: Hinsdale County (747 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Hinsdale County's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Colorado: Pitkin County ($275,044 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Pitkin County's income is 2.8 times (176%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Colorado: Crowley County ($27,232 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Sioux County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Crowley County's.
Colorado vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Colorado has a top income tax rate of 4.4%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Colorado's top rate is 1.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Colorado: 0.49% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Colorado: 7.89% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Colorado's combined rate is 0.8 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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