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New York vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- New York and North Dakota have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mount Marcy is 1,835 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- New York's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
New York vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- New York's population is 24.9 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- New York's population density is 36.7 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- New York's population is 62.2 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 101 years.
New York vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 29.0 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than North Dakota's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than North Dakota's.
New York vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- New York has 62 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- New York's county count is 1.2 times (17%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- New York's largest county is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- St. Lawrence County and McKenzie County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- New York: New York County (23 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 27.8 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county
- New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Kings County's population is 13.0 times larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Hamilton County's population is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- New York: New York County ($217,075 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- New York County's income is 2.2 times (118%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- New York: Allegany County ($44,689 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Allegany County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Sioux County's.
New York vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- New York's top rate is 8.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New York: 1.45% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- New York's rate is 0.49 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New York: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- New York's combined rate is 1.45 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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