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Arizona vs Arkansas Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Arkansas has 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.8 times (77%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.6 times (62%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Arkansas's is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 9,868 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Arkansas's is Ouachita River at 55 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 16 feet lower.
Arizona vs Arkansas Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Arkansas has 3,088,354 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Arkansas: 59.4.
- Arizona's population density is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Arkansas's is Little Rock with 204,774.
- Phoenix's population is 8.2 times (717%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Arkansas's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 76 years.
Arizona vs Arkansas Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Arkansas's $188.3 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Arkansas: $60,984.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Arkansas: $59,320 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arizona vs Arkansas Counties
Number of counties
- Arizona has 15 counties, while Arkansas has 75.
- Arkansas' county count is 5.0 times (400%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest county by area
- Arizona's largest county is Coconino County at 18,616 square miles; Arkansas's is Union County at 1,039 square miles.
- Coconino County's land area is 17.9 times larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arizona: Santa Cruz County (1,236 sq mi) vs Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi).
- Santa Cruz County's land area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Lafayette County's.
Most populous county
- Arizona: Maricopa County (4,673,096 people) vs Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people).
- Maricopa County's population is 11.6 times larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arizona: Greenlee County (9,410 people) vs Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people).
- Greenlee County's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arizona: Maricopa County ($72,176 per capita income) vs Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594).
- Benton County's income is 1.7 times (67%) richer than Maricopa County's.
Poorest county
- Arizona: Graham County ($44,164 per capita income) vs Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032).
- Graham County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arizona vs Arkansas Taxes
State income tax
- Arizona has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%.
- Arkansas's top rate is 1.4 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arizona: 0.43% effective rate vs Arkansas: 0.52% of home value per year.
- Arkansas's rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arizona: 8.54% combined state and average local rate vs Arkansas: 9.48%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 0.94 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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