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North Dakota vs Oregon Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Oregon has 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 1.4 times (39%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Oregon is 453 miles (730 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Oregon's is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m).
- Mount Hood is 7,732 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Oregon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Oregon's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Oregon Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Oregon has 4,272,371 (2024).
- Oregon's population is 5.4 times (436%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Oregon: 44.5.
- Oregon's population density is 3.9 times (287%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Oregon's is Portland with 635,749.
- Portland's population is 4.7 times (366%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Oregon's Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 9.5 times (848%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 30 years.
North Dakota vs Oregon Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Oregon's $330.2 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 4.1 times (312%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Oregon: $77,299.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Oregon's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Oregon: $70,823 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota and Oregon have about the same average income.
North Dakota vs Oregon Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Oregon has 36.
- North Dakota's county count is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Oregon's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Oregon's is Harney County at 10,134 square miles.
- Harney County's land area is 3.7 times (267%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (431 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Multnomah County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Oregon: Multnomah County (795,897 people).
- Multnomah County's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Oregon: Wheeler County (1,456 people).
- Wheeler County's population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Oregon: Deschutes County ($86,176).
- Dunn County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Deschutes County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Oregon: Malheur County ($42,974).
- Malheur County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs Oregon Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Oregon has a top income tax rate of 9.9%.
- Oregon's top rate is 7.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Oregon: 0.78% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Oregon: 0%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 7.09 percentage points higher.
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