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Arkansas vs Tennessee Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Tennessee has 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.3 times (27%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Tennessee's is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 3,872 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Tennessee's is Mississippi River at 178 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 123 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Tennessee Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Tennessee has 7,227,750 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Tennessee: 175.3.
- Tennessee's population density is 3.0 times (195%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Tennessee's is Nashville with 704,963.
- Nashville's population is 3.4 times (244%) 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 Tennessee's Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 40 years.
Arkansas vs Tennessee Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Tennessee's $561.2 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 3.0 times (198%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Tennessee: $77,645.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Tennessee: $66,504 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Tennessee's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Tennessee Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Tennessee has 95.
- Tennessee's county count is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Tennessee's is Shelby County at 753 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Shelby County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Tennessee: Trousdale County (114 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 4.6 times (363%) larger than Trousdale County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Tennessee: Shelby County (910,530 people).
- Shelby County's population is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Tennessee: Pickett County (5,108 people).
- Pickett County's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Williamson County ($139,704).
- Williamson County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Tennessee: Lake County ($31,572).
- Lincoln County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Lake County's.
Arkansas vs Tennessee Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Tennessee has no state income tax.
- Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Tennessee: 0.45% of home value per year.
- Arkansas's rate is 0.07 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Tennessee: 9.61%.
- Tennessee's combined rate is 0.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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