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Georgia vs North Dakota Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²). North Dakota's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water. North Dakota's total area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km). Georgia and North Dakota have about the same north-south length.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km). North Dakota's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m). Brasstown Bald is 1,278 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet. Georgia's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Georgia vs North Dakota Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024). Georgia's population is 14.0 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5. Georgia's population density is 16.8 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285. Atlanta's population is 3.8 times (282%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 23.9 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 101 years.
Georgia vs North Dakota Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion. Georgia's economic output is 11.0 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504. North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Georgia's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income). North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Georgia's.
Georgia vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties: Georgia has 159 counties, while North Dakota has 53. Georgia's county count is 3.0 times (200%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area: Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles. McKenzie County's land area is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area: Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi). Eddy County's land area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county: Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people). Fulton County's population is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county: Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people). Taliaferro County's population is 2.5 times (145%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county: Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793). Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county: Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782). Sioux County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax: Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%. Georgia's top rate is 2.69 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year. North Dakota's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%. Georgia's combined rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.