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Arizona vs Tennessee Geography
Land area: Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²). Arizona's land area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arizona's total area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km). Arizona's north-south length is 2.2 times (125%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point: Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m). Humphreys Peak is 5,996 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet. Arizona's lowest point is 107 feet lower.
Arizona vs Tennessee Population and History
Population: Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024). Arizona's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density: Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3. Tennessee's population density is 2.6 times (163%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city: Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963. Phoenix's population is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area: Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553). Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History: Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 116 years.
Arizona vs Tennessee Economy
GDP: Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion. Arizona and Tennessee have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita: Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645. Arizona and Tennessee have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income: Arizona: $65,798 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income). Arizona and Tennessee have about the same average income.
Arizona vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties: Arizona has 15 counties, while Tennessee has 95. Tennessee's county count is 6.3 times (533%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area: Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles. Coconino County's land area is 24.7 times larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area: Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi). Santa Cruz County's land area is 10.8 times larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county: Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people). Maricopa County's population is 5.1 times (413%) larger than Shelby County's.
Least populous county: Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people). Greenlee County's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Pickett County's.
Richest county: Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704). Williamson County's income is 1.9 times (94%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county: Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572). Graham County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Lake County's.
Arizona vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax: Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Tennessee has no state income tax. Arizona's top rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year. Tennessee's rate is 0.02 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%. Tennessee's combined rate is 1.07 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.