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Kansas vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.6 times (63%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Kansas and North Dakota have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 540 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Kansas's lowest point is 75 feet lower.
Kansas vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Kansas' population is 3.7 times (273%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Kansas' population density is 3.2 times (216%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Wichita's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 8.4 times (742%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 28 years.
Kansas vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 2.9 times (188%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Kansas'.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 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 Kansas'.
Kansas vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Kansas has 105 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Kansas' county count is 2.0 times (98%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Kansas's largest county is Butler County at 1,430 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Butler County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Johnson County's population is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Greeley County's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Greeley County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Wyandotte County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Sioux County's.
Kansas vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Kansas's top rate is 3.08 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kansas: 1.25% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kansas: 8.71% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Kansas's combined rate is 1.62 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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