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North Dakota vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 7.5 times (649%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 7.4 times (635%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 2.0 times (105%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 3.6 times (261%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 884 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 659 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- North Dakota's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 6.1 times (512%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Fargo's population is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Fargo, ND-MN metro area's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 98 years.
North Dakota vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- North Dakota's economic output is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota and Vermont have about the same average income.
North Dakota vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- North Dakota's county count is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.8 times (185%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Cass County's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 9.1 times (815%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Dunn County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.5 times (50%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 6.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.46 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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