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Missouri vs North Dakota Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²). Missouri and North Dakota have about the same land area.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water. Missouri and North Dakota have about the same total area.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km). Missouri and North Dakota have about the same north-south length.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km). Missouri's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m). White Butte is 1,729 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet. Missouri's lowest point is 524 feet lower.
Missouri vs North Dakota Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024). Missouri's population is 7.8 times (684%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5. Missouri's population density is 7.9 times (690%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285. Kansas City's population is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793). St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 10.5 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 68 years.
Missouri vs North Dakota Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion. Missouri's economic output is 5.6 times (460%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504. North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Missouri's.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income). North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Missouri's.
Missouri vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties: Missouri has 115 counties, while North Dakota has 53. Missouri's county count is 2.2 times (117%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area: Missouri's largest county is Texas County at 1,177 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles. McKenzie County's land area is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Texas County's.
Smallest county by area: Missouri: St. Louis city (62 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi). Eddy County's land area is 10.2 times larger than St. Louis city's.
Most populous county: Missouri: St. Louis County (992,929 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people). St. Louis County's population is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county: Missouri: Worth County (1,872 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people). Worth County's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county: Missouri: St. Louis County ($104,775 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793). St. Louis County's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county: Missouri: Douglas County ($40,515 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782). Douglas County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Sioux County's.
Missouri vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax: Missouri has a top income tax rate of 4.7%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%. Missouri's top rate is 2.2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Missouri: 0.79% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year. North Dakota's rate is 0.17 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Missouri: 8.44% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%. Missouri's combined rate is 1.35 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.