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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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