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Arkansas vs Kansas Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²). Kansas' land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km). Arkansas' north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km). Kansas' east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m). Mount Sunflower is 1,288 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet. Arkansas's lowest point is 624 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Kansas Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024). Arkansas and Kansas have about the same population.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3. Arkansas' population density is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991. Wichita's population is 2.0 times (96%) 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 Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 25 years.
Arkansas vs Kansas Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion. Kansas' economic output is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Kansas: $77,601. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income). Kansas' average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties: Arkansas has 75 counties, while Kansas has 105. Kansas' county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area: Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles. Butler County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area: Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi). Lafayette County's land area is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county: Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people). Johnson County's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county: Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people). Calhoun County's population is 4.1 times (307%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county: Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780). Greeley County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county: Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878). Wyandotte County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax: Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%. Kansas's top rate is 1.68 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year. Kansas's rate is 0.73 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%. Arkansas's combined rate is 0.77 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.