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North Dakota vs South Carolina Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 2.3 times (129%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 2.2 times (121%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.5 times (46%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m).
- White Butte is 3 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- South Carolina's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs South Carolina Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024).
- South Carolina's population is 6.9 times (588%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2.
- South Carolina's population density is 15.8 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665.
- Charleston's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 10.8 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 101 years.
North Dakota vs South Carolina Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 4.5 times (346%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (54%) higher than South Carolina's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs South Carolina: $60,776 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than South Carolina's.
North Dakota vs South Carolina Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while South Carolina has 46.
- North Dakota's county count is 1.2 times (15%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; South Carolina's is Horry County at 1,133 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Horry County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs South Carolina: McCormick County (359 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than McCormick County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs South Carolina: Greenville County (570,745 people).
- Greenville County's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs South Carolina: Allendale County (7,551 people).
- Allendale County's population is 11.4 times larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Charleston County ($90,550).
- Dunn County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Charleston County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs South Carolina: Marlboro County ($41,332).
- Marlboro County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs South Carolina Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while South Carolina has a top income tax rate of 6%.
- South Carolina's top rate is 3.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs South Carolina: 0.45% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs South Carolina: 7.49%.
- South Carolina's combined rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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