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Montana vs North Carolina Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while North Carolina has 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²).
- Montana's land area is 3.0 times (199%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 2.7 times (173%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 1.2 times (25%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); North Carolina's is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m).
- Granite Peak is 6,093 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; North Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs North Carolina Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while North Carolina has 11,046,024 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 9.7 times (871%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs North Carolina: 227.2.
- North Carolina's population density is 29.1 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; North Carolina's is Charlotte with 943,476.
- Charlotte's population is 7.8 times (677%) larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs North Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 15.0 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 100 years.
Montana vs North Carolina Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs North Carolina's $844.2 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 10.8 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs North Carolina: $76,427.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Montana's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs North Carolina: $65,634 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.1 times (5%) higher than North Carolina's.
Montana vs North Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while North Carolina has 100.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; North Carolina's is Robeson County at 947 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 5.9 times (485%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people).
- Wake County's population is 7.2 times (618%) larger than Yellowstone County's.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 6.7 times (570%) larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638).
- Gallatin County and Chatham County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932).
- Warren County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs North Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%.
- Montana's top rate is 1.66 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs North Carolina: 0.61% of home value per year.
- Montana's rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs North Carolina: 7.1%.
- North Carolina's combined rate is 7.1 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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