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Arkansas vs Massachusetts Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Massachusetts has 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²). Arkansas' land area is 6.7 times (566%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arkansas' total area is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km). Arkansas' north-south length is 2.0 times (98%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km). Arkansas' east-west width is 1.5 times (51%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Massachusetts's is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m). Mount Greylock is 737 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Massachusetts's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Massachusetts's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Massachusetts Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Massachusetts has 7,136,171 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Massachusetts: 914.8. Massachusetts' population density is 15.4 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Massachusetts's is Boston with 673,458. Boston's population is 3.3 times (229%) 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 Massachusetts's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs Massachusetts Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Massachusetts's $778.5 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 4.1 times (313%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Massachusetts: $109,095. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs Massachusetts: $93,607 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Massachusetts Counties
Number of counties: Arkansas has 75 counties, while Massachusetts has 14. Arkansas' county count is 5.4 times (436%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest county by area: Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Massachusetts's is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles. Worcester County's land area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area: Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi). Lafayette County's land area is 11.5 times larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people). Middlesex County's population is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county: Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people). Nantucket County's population is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county: Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250). Nantucket County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county: Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432). Hampshire County's income is 1.8 times (82%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Massachusetts Taxes
State income tax: Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%. Massachusetts's top rate is 5.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Massachusetts: 1% of home value per year. Massachusetts's rate is 0.48 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Massachusetts: 6.25%. Arkansas's combined rate is 3.23 percentage points higher.
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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.