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Arkansas vs Georgia Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Georgia has 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²).
- Georgia's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Georgia's total area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Georgia is 326 miles (525 km).
- Georgia's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km).
- Georgia's east-west width is 1.2 times (23%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Georgia's is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m).
- Brasstown Bald is 2,026 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Georgia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Georgia Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Georgia has 11,180,878 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Georgia: 193.7.
- Georgia's population density is 3.3 times (226%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Georgia's is Atlanta with 520,070.
- Atlanta's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Georgia's Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 4.8 times (379%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs Georgia Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Georgia's $881.5 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Georgia: $78,841.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Georgia: $63,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Georgia Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Georgia has 159.
- Georgia's county count is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Georgia's is Ware County at 899 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Clarke County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people).
- Fulton County's population is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 2.9 times (190%) larger than Taliaferro County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than Fulton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119).
- Lincoln County's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Arkansas vs Georgia Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%.
- Georgia's top rate is 1.29 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Georgia: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Georgia: 7.56%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 1.92 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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