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Arkansas vs Connecticut Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Connecticut has 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 10.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 9.6 times (860%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 3.3 times (233%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 2.7 times (168%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Connecticut's is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m).
- Mount Magazine is 376 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Connecticut's is Long Island Sound at 0 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Connecticut Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Connecticut has 3,675,069 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Connecticut: 758.9.
- Connecticut's population density is 12.8 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Connecticut's is Bridgeport with 151,599.
- Little Rock's population is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Connecticut's Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs Connecticut Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Connecticut's $356.8 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Connecticut: $97,096.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Connecticut: $95,067 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Connecticut Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Connecticut has 9.
- Arkansas' county count is 8.3 times (733%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Connecticut's is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles.
- Union County and Capitol Planning Region have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 3.8 times (278%) larger than Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 20.8 times larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.4 times (37%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.8 times (80%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Connecticut Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%.
- Connecticut's top rate is 3.09 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Connecticut: 1.66% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 1.14 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Connecticut: 6.35%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.13 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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