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Arkansas vs Texas Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Texas has 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²). Texas' land area is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 5.0 times (405%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km). Texas' north-south length is 3.3 times (233%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.8 times (178%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Texas's is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m). Guadalupe Peak is 5,978 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Texas's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. Texas's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Texas Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Texas has 31,290,831 (2024). Texas' population is 10.1 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Texas: 119.8. Texas' population density is 2.0 times (102%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Texas's is Houston with 2,390,125. Houston's population is 11.7 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 Texas's Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 6.2 times (523%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 9 years.
Arkansas vs Texas Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Texas's $2,769.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 14.7 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Texas: $88,517. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs Texas: $69,823 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Texas Counties
Number of counties: Arkansas has 75 counties, while Texas has 254. Texas' county count is 3.4 times (239%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area: Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Texas's is Brewster County at 6,184 square miles. Brewster County's land area is 6.0 times (495%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area: Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Texas: Rockwall County (127 sq mi). Lafayette County's land area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Rockwall County's.
Most populous county: Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Texas: Harris County (5,009,302 people). Harris County's population is 12.5 times larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county: Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Texas: Loving County (48 people). Calhoun County's population is 97.7 times larger than Loving County's.
Richest county: Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Texas: Loving County ($220,625). Loving County's income is 1.8 times (83%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county: Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Texas: Starr County ($34,180). Lincoln County's income is 1.1 times (5%) richer than Starr County's.
Arkansas vs Texas Taxes
State income tax: Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Texas has no state income tax. Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Texas: 1.31% of home value per year. Texas's rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Texas: 8.2%. Arkansas's combined rate is 1.28 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.