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District of Columbia vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1,131.0 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1,034.5 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 26.0 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 34.0 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 3,071 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- District of Columbia's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- North Dakota's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density
- District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- District of Columbia's population density is 999.4 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Washington's population is 5.2 times (415%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 24.0 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 99 years.
District of Columbia vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- District of Columbia's economic output is 2.3 times (130%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (161%) higher than North Dakota's.
Average income
- District of Columbia: $111,185 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- District of Columbia's average income is 1.5 times (55%) higher than North Dakota's.
District of Columbia vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- District of Columbia has 1 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 53.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area
- District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 45.2 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 10.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 1,064.0 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- District of Columbia's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- District of Columbia's income is 3.3 times (229%) richer than Sioux County's.
District of Columbia vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- District of Columbia's top rate is 8.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 1.09 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
District of Columbia official website · North Dakota official website
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