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North Carolina vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 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 (31%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 3,174 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Carolina vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- North Carolina's population is 13.9 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- North Carolina's population density is 19.8 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Charlotte's population is 6.9 times (592%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 10.8 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 100 years.
North Carolina vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 10.5 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than North Carolina's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than North Carolina's.
North Carolina vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- North Carolina has 100 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- North Carolina's county count is 1.9 times (89%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- North Carolina's largest county is Robeson County at 947 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Robeson County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Carolina: Chowan County (173 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 3.6 times (265%) larger than Chowan County's.
Most populous county
- North Carolina: Wake County (1,232,444 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Wake County's population is 6.1 times (513%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Carolina: Tyrrell County (3,517 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Tyrrell County's population is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Carolina: Chatham County ($91,638 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Dunn County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Chatham County's.
Poorest county
- North Carolina: Warren County ($40,932 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Warren County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Carolina vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- North Carolina has a top income tax rate of 3.99%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- North Carolina's top rate is 1.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Carolina: 0.61% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Carolina: 7.1% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- The two are essentially equal.
Official Websites
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