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Arkansas vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 1.7 times (67%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 2,977 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 2.9 times (185%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 3.8 times (276%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 2.2 times (122%) 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 Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 4.0 times (305%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 1.8 times (77%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Pittsylvania County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 264.8 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.1 times (9%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Sussex County's income is 1.1 times (14%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Virginia's top rate is 1.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Virginia's rate is 0.19 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.71 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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