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North Dakota vs Texas Geography
Land area: North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 3.8 times (279%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area: North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length: North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.4 times (139%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width: North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.9 times (90%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point: North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 5,230 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point: North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Texas Population and History
Population: North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 39.3 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density: North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 10.4 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city: North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 17.5 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area: North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 31.2 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History: North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 44 years.
North Dakota vs Texas Economy
GDP: North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 34.6 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita: North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Texas: $88,517. North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Texas'.
Average income: North Dakota: $71,749 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). North Dakota and Texas have about the same average income.
North Dakota vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: North Dakota has 53 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 4.8 times (379%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area: North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 2.2 times (124%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area: North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Eddy County's land area is 5.0 times (395%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 24.9 times larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county: North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Slope County's population is 13.8 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 2.2 times (121%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county: North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Sioux County and Starr County have about the same income.
North Dakota vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Texas 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 Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Texas's combined rate is 1.11 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.