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North Dakota vs Utah Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Utah has 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²).
- Utah's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Utah is 436 miles (702 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 1.3 times (29%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Utah spans 268 miles (431 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Utah's is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m).
- Kings Peak is 10,012 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Utah's is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet.
- North Dakota's lowest point is 1,426 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Utah Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Utah has 3,503,613 (2024).
- Utah's population is 4.4 times (340%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Utah: 42.4.
- Utah's population density is 3.7 times (269%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Utah's is Salt Lake City with 217,783.
- Salt Lake City's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Utah's Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 4.9 times (386%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- In its current form, North Dakota is the older of the two by 7 years.
North Dakota vs Utah Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Utah's $299.5 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 3.7 times (274%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Utah: $85,475.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Utah's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Utah: $67,333 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Utah's.
North Dakota vs Utah Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Utah has 29.
- North Dakota's county count is 1.8 times (83%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Utah's is San Juan County at 7,824 square miles.
- San Juan County's land area is 2.8 times (183%) larger than McKenzie County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Utah: Davis County (325 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Davis County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Utah: Salt Lake County (1,216,274 people).
- Salt Lake County's population is 6.1 times (505%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Utah: Daggett County (956 people).
- Daggett County's population is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Utah: Summit County ($280,510).
- Summit County's income is 2.8 times (181%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Utah: Beaver County ($39,179).
- Beaver County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs Utah Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Utah has a top income tax rate of 4.5%.
- Utah's top rate is 2 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Utah: 0.49% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.47 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Utah: 7.42%.
- Utah's combined rate is 0.33 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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