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Arkansas vs New York Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while New York has 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²). Arkansas' land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than New York's.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arkansas and New York have about the same total area.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; New York is 312 miles (503 km). New York's north-south length is 1.3 times (28%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; New York spans 415 miles (668 km). New York's east-west width is 1.5 times (49%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); New York's is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m). Mount Marcy is 2,583 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; New York's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New York's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs New York Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while New York has 19,867,248 (2024). New York's population is 6.4 times (543%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs New York: 421.6. New York's population density is 7.1 times (610%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; New York's is New York with 8,478,072. New York's population is 41.4 times 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 York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs New York Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs New York's $2,322.1 billion. New York's economic output is 12.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs New York: $116,883. New York's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (92%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs New York: $85,552 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs New York Counties
Number of counties: Arkansas has 75 counties, while New York has 62. Arkansas' county count is 1.2 times (21%) higher than New York's.
Biggest county by area: Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; New York's is St. Lawrence County at 2,680 square miles. St. Lawrence County's land area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area: Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs New York: New York County (23 sq mi). Lafayette County's land area is 23.3 times larger than New York County's.
Most populous county: Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs New York: Kings County (2,617,631 people). Kings County's population is 6.5 times (552%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county: Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs New York: Hamilton County (5,082 people). Hamilton County's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county: Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs New York: New York County ($217,075). New York County's income is 1.8 times (80%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county: Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs New York: Allegany County ($44,689). Allegany County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs New York Taxes
State income tax: Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while New York has a top income tax rate of 10.9%. New York's top rate is 7 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs New York: 1.45% of home value per year. New York's rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs New York: 8.54%. Arkansas's combined rate is 0.94 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.