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Alaska vs Arkansas Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Arkansas has 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 11.0 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 12.5 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 4.9 times (394%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 5.5 times (453%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Arkansas's is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m).
- Denali is 17,483 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Arkansas's is Ouachita River at 55 feet.
- Alaska's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Alaska vs Arkansas Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Arkansas has 3,088,354 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Arkansas: 59.4.
- Arkansas' population density is 45.7 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Arkansas's is Little Rock with 204,774.
- Anchorage's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Arkansas's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 123 years.
Alaska vs Arkansas Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Arkansas's $188.3 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Arkansas: $60,984.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Arkansas: $59,320 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Arkansas'.
Alaska vs Arkansas Counties
Number of counties
- Alaska has 30 counties, while Arkansas has 75.
- Arkansas' county count is 2.5 times (150%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest county by area
- Alaska's largest county is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area at 145,769 square miles; Arkansas's is Union County at 1,039 square miles.
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area's land area is 140.3 times larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Alaska: Skagway Municipality (443 sq mi) vs Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Skagway Municipality's.
Most populous county
- Alaska: Anchorage Municipality (289,600 people) vs Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people).
- Pulaski County's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Anchorage Municipality's.
Least populous county
- Alaska: Yakutat City and Borough (690 people) vs Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 6.8 times (580%) larger than Yakutat City and Borough's.
Richest county
- Alaska: Bristol Bay Borough ($158,406 per capita income) vs Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594).
- Bristol Bay Borough's income is 1.3 times (31%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Alaska: Kusilvak Census Area ($37,765 per capita income) vs Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032).
- Kusilvak Census Area's income is 1.0 times (5%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Alaska vs Arkansas Taxes
State income tax
- Alaska has no state income tax, while Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%.
- Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Alaska: 1.06% effective rate vs Arkansas: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Alaska's rate is 0.54 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Alaska: 1.82% combined state and average local rate vs Arkansas: 9.48%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 7.66 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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