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Nebraska vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Panorama Point is 1,928 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- North Dakota's lowest point is 86 feet lower.
Nebraska vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Nebraska's population is 2.5 times (152%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Nebraska's population density is 2.3 times (127%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Omaha's population is 3.6 times (259%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 3.7 times (274%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 22 years.
Nebraska vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 2.4 times (136%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Nebraska's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska and North Dakota have about the same average income.
Nebraska vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Nebraska has 93 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.8 times (75%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Nebraska's largest county is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 2.2 times (116%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Douglas County's population is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Slope County's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Pierce County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Johnson County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than Sioux County's.
Nebraska vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 2.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nebraska: 1.42% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nebraska: 6.98% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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