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Michigan vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 1.4 times (45%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 1,486 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Michigan's lowest point is 183 feet lower.
Michigan vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 12.7 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Michigan's population density is 15.6 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Detroit's population is 4.7 times (374%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 16.4 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 52 years.
Michigan vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 8.8 times (777%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Michigan's.
Average income
- Michigan: $63,690 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Michigan's.
Michigan vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Michigan has 83 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Michigan's county count is 1.6 times (57%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Michigan's largest county is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Marquette County's.
Smallest county by area
- Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Wayne County's population is 8.8 times (781%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Keweenaw County's population is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Michigan: Lake County ($39,505 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Lake County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Sioux County's.
Michigan vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Michigan's top rate is 1.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Michigan: 1.18% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Michigan: 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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