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New Hampshire vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 7.7 times (671%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 7.6 times (656%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 4.3 times (329%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mount Washington is 2,777 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- New Hampshire's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- New Hampshire's population density is 13.7 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Fargo's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 18.8 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 101 years.
New Hampshire vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 1.5 times (49%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (16%) higher than North Dakota's.
New Hampshire vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- New Hampshire has 10 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 5.3 times (430%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Coos County's population is 47.1 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Rockingham County and Dunn County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Coos County's income is 1.8 times (80%) richer than Sioux County's.
New Hampshire vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- New Hampshire 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
- New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.5 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Hampshire: 0% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 7.09 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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