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Nevada vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.1 times (15%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Boundary Peak is 9,615 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Nevada's lowest point is 273 feet lower.
Nevada vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 4.1 times (310%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Nevada's population density is 2.6 times (158%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Las Vegas' population is 5.0 times (398%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 9.0 times (796%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 25 years.
Nevada vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 3.4 times (236%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Nevada's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada and North Dakota have about the same average income.
Nevada vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Nevada has 17 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 3.1 times (212%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Nevada's largest county is Nye County at 18,182 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 6.6 times (559%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Clark County's population is 11.9 times larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Esmeralda County's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Douglas County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Pershing County's income is 1.4 times (36%) richer than Sioux County's.
Nevada vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Nevada has no state income tax, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- North Dakota's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Nevada: 0.47% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.49 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Nevada: 8.24% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Nevada's combined rate is 1.15 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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