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Arkansas vs North Dakota Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km).
- North Dakota's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.5 times (46%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m).
- White Butte is 748 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 699 feet lower.
Arkansas vs North Dakota Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 3.9 times (288%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5.
- Arkansas' population density is 5.2 times (417%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285.
- Little Rock's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 53 years.
Arkansas vs North Dakota Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 2.4 times (135%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (65%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs North Dakota: $71,749 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs North Dakota Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while North Dakota has 53.
- Arkansas' county count is 1.4 times (42%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; North Dakota's is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Lafayette County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people).
- Pulaski County's population is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs North Dakota: Slope County (660 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 7.1 times (611%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793).
- Benton County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782).
- Lincoln County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Sioux County's.
Arkansas vs North Dakota Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%.
- Arkansas's top rate is 1.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs North Dakota: 0.96% of home value per year.
- North Dakota's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs North Dakota: 7.09%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.39 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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