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Massachusetts vs North Dakota Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²). North Dakota's land area is 8.8 times (784%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water. North Dakota's total area is 6.7 times (570%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km). North Dakota's north-south length is 2.7 times (175%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km). North Dakota's east-west width is 2.2 times (121%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m). White Butte is 11 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet. Massachusetts's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs North Dakota Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 9.0 times (796%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5. Massachusetts' population density is 79.5 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285. Boston's population is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 18.8 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 101 years.
Massachusetts vs North Dakota Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 9.7 times (872%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than North Dakota's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than North Dakota's.
Massachusetts vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties: Massachusetts has 14 counties, while North Dakota has 53. North Dakota's county count is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles. McKenzie County's land area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Worcester County's.
Smallest county by area: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi). Eddy County's land area is 13.6 times larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people). Middlesex County's population is 8.3 times (731%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people). Nantucket County's population is 22.2 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793). Nantucket County's income is 1.3 times (30%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county: Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782). Hampshire County's income is 1.9 times (94%) richer than Sioux County's.
Massachusetts vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax: Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%. Massachusetts's top rate is 6.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year. Massachusetts's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%. North Dakota's combined rate is 0.84 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.