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North Dakota vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 3,124 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Tennessee's lowest point is 576 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 9.1 times (807%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Tennessee's population density is 15.2 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Nashville's population is 5.2 times (417%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 8.0 times (703%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 93 years.
North Dakota vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 7.0 times (601%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Tennessee's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Tennessee's.
North Dakota vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 1.8 times (79%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 5.5 times (451%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Shelby County's population is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Pickett County's population is 7.7 times (674%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Sioux County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Lake County's.
North Dakota vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- North Dakota's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Tennessee: 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 Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 2.52 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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