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Maryland vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 7.1 times (610%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 5.7 times (470%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.7 times (68%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 138 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Maryland vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 7.9 times (686%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Maryland's population density is 56.1 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Baltimore's population is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 24.0 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 101 years.
Maryland vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 6.8 times (582%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Maryland's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than North Dakota's.
Maryland vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Maryland has 24 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 2.2 times (121%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Maryland's largest county is Frederick County at 661 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 4.2 times (318%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 7.8 times (679%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 5.4 times (439%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Kent County's population is 29.6 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Montgomery County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Somerset County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Sioux County's.
Maryland vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Maryland's top rate is 4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maryland: 0.95% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- The two are essentially equal.
Sales tax
- Maryland: 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
Maryland official website · North Dakota official website
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