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Maine vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 2.0 times (101%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 1,753 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Maine vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Maine's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Maine's population density is 4.0 times (297%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Fargo's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 69 years.
Maine vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 1.2 times (24%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and North Dakota have about the same average income.
Maine vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 3.3 times (231%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 2.5 times (148%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Cumberland County's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 26.4 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Franklin County's income is 1.6 times (56%) richer than Sioux County's.
Maine vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Maine's top rate is 4.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 1.59 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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