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Louisiana vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.1 times (15%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 2,967 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 762 feet lower.
Louisiana vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 5.8 times (477%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Louisiana's population density is 9.3 times (825%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- New Orleans' population is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 77 years.
Louisiana vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 4.1 times (311%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Louisiana's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Louisiana's.
Louisiana vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Louisiana has 64 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Louisiana's county count is 1.2 times (21%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Louisiana's largest county is Vernon Parish at 1,327 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Vernon Parish's.
Smallest county by area
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish (170 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 3.7 times (272%) larger than Orleans Parish's.
Most populous county
- Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish (453,022 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- East Baton Rouge Parish's population is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Louisiana: Tensas Parish (3,844 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Tensas Parish's population is 5.8 times (482%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish ($82,398 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than St. Tammany Parish's.
Poorest county
- Louisiana: East Carroll Parish ($36,751 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- East Carroll Parish's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Sioux County's.
Louisiana vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Louisiana has a top income tax rate of 3%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Louisiana's top rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Louisiana: 0.53% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Louisiana: 10.13% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Louisiana's combined rate is 3.04 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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