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Arkansas vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Arkansas and Wisconsin have about the same land area.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Mount Magazine is 806 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 522 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 1.9 times (85%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 2.8 times (175%) 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 Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.8 times (181%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 12 years.
Arkansas vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Arkansas and Wisconsin have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Ozaukee County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.2 times (21%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 3.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.73 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.76 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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