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Kentucky vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Kentucky and North Dakota have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Black Mountain is 634 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Kentucky's lowest point is 484 feet lower.
Kentucky vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Kentucky's population is 5.8 times (476%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Kentucky's population density is 10.1 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Louisville's population is 4.7 times (370%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 8.6 times (760%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 97 years.
Kentucky vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 3.7 times (269%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Kentucky's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Kentucky's.
Kentucky vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Kentucky has 120 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Kentucky's county count is 2.3 times (126%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Kentucky's largest county is Pike County at 786 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 3.5 times (251%) larger than Pike County's.
Smallest county by area
- Kentucky: Gallatin County (98 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 6.4 times (541%) larger than Gallatin County's.
Most populous county
- Kentucky: Jefferson County (793,881 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Jefferson County's population is 4.0 times (295%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Kentucky: Robertson County (2,382 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Robertson County's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Kentucky: Oldham County ($87,137 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Oldham County's.
Poorest county
- Kentucky: Elliott County ($31,817 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Sioux County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Elliott County's.
Kentucky vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Kentucky has a top income tax rate of 3.5%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Kentucky's top rate is 1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Kentucky: 0.71% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Kentucky: 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
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