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North Dakota vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 2,229 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 11.1 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 19.4 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 24.0 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 101 years.
North Dakota vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 9.5 times (851%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Virginia's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than North Dakota's.
North Dakota vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 2.5 times (151%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.8 times (185%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 315.1 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 5.8 times (478%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Highland County's population is 3.6 times (256%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 3.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 1.32 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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