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Arkansas vs New Jersey Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²). Arkansas' land area is 7.1 times (607%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arkansas' total area is 6.1 times (510%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km). Arkansas' north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km). Arkansas' east-west width is 2.2 times (116%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m). Mount Magazine is 954 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Jersey's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs New Jersey Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024). New Jersey's population is 3.1 times (208%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8. New Jersey's population density is 21.7 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303. Newark's population is 1.5 times (55%) 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 New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 14.9 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 49 years.
Arkansas vs New Jersey Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs New Jersey: $84,893 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Jersey's average income is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs New Jersey Counties
Number of counties: Arkansas has 75 counties, while New Jersey has 21. Arkansas' county count is 3.6 times (257%) higher than New Jersey's.
Biggest county by area: Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; New Jersey's is Burlington County at 799 square miles. Union County's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Burlington County's.
Smallest county by area: Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs New Jersey: Hudson County (46 sq mi). Lafayette County's land area is 11.5 times larger than Hudson County's.
Most populous county: Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs New Jersey: Bergen County (978,641 people). Bergen County's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county: Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs New Jersey: Salem County (65,874 people). Salem County's population is 14.0 times larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county: Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Somerset County ($121,042). Benton County and Somerset County have about the same income.
Poorest county: Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs New Jersey: Cumberland County ($50,843). Cumberland County's income is 1.4 times (41%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs New Jersey Taxes
State income tax: Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while New Jersey has a top income tax rate of 10.75%. New Jersey's top rate is 6.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs New Jersey: 1.89% of home value per year. New Jersey's rate is 1.37 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs New Jersey: 6.6%. Arkansas's combined rate is 2.88 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.