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North Dakota vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 66.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 45.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 5.5 times (454%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 9.7 times (871%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- White Butte is 2,689 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Rhode Island's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 93.5 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Providence's population is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 6.4 times (535%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 99 years.
North Dakota vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- North Dakota and Rhode Island have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota and Rhode Island have about the same average income.
North Dakota vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- North Dakota's county count is 10.6 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 6.7 times (574%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 26.1 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 3.4 times (236%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 76.0 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Dunn County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.8 times (81%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 3.49 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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