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New Jersey vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 9.4 times (838%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 8.1 times (711%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 2.0 times (100%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 3.2 times (216%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 1,702 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- New Jersey's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
New Jersey vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- New Jersey's population is 11.9 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- New Jersey's population density is 112.3 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Newark's population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 74.5 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 102 years.
New Jersey vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 10.6 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than New Jersey's.
Average income
- New Jersey: $84,893 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than North Dakota's.
New Jersey vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- New Jersey has 21 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Dakota's county count is 2.5 times (152%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area
- New Jersey's largest county is Burlington County at 799 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 13.6 times larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county
- New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Bergen County's population is 4.9 times (387%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Salem County's population is 99.8 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Somerset County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.5 times (51%) richer than Sioux County's.
New Jersey vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- New Jersey's top rate is 8.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Jersey: 1.89% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- New Jersey's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Jersey: 6.6% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.49 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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