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North Dakota vs Pennsylvania Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Pennsylvania has 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Pennsylvania's is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m).
- White Butte is 290 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Pennsylvania's is Delaware River at 0 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Pennsylvania has 13,078,751 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 16.4 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Pennsylvania: 292.3.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 25.4 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Pennsylvania's is Philadelphia with 1,573,916.
- Philadelphia's population is 11.5 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Pennsylvania's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 102 years.
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Pennsylvania's $1,007.9 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 12.6 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Pennsylvania: $77,062.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Pennsylvania: $70,678 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota and Pennsylvania have about the same average income.
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Pennsylvania has 67.
- Pennsylvania's county count is 1.3 times (26%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Pennsylvania's is Lycoming County at 1,229 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Lycoming County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Pennsylvania: Montour County (130 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 4.8 times (384%) larger than Montour County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Pennsylvania: Philadelphia County (1,573,916 people).
- Philadelphia County's population is 7.8 times (683%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Pennsylvania: Cameron County (4,348 people).
- Cameron County's population is 6.6 times (559%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Chester County ($110,883).
- Chester County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Pennsylvania: Forest County ($30,234).
- Sioux County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Forest County's.
North Dakota vs Pennsylvania Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Pennsylvania has a top income tax rate of 3.07%.
- Pennsylvania's top rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Pennsylvania: 1.16% of home value per year.
- Pennsylvania's rate is 0.2 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Pennsylvania: 6.34%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.75 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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