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Mississippi vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Mississippi and North Dakota have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 2,695 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
Mississippi vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Mississippi's population density is 5.5 times (445%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Jackson and Fargo have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 72 years.
Mississippi vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 2.0 times (98%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Mississippi's county count is 1.5 times (55%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Yazoo County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Alcorn County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Harrison County's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Issaquena County's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Sioux County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Mississippi's top rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.31 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.03 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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