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Arkansas vs Delaware Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Delaware has 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²). Arkansas' land area is 26.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arkansas' total area is 21.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Delaware is 98 miles (158 km). Arkansas' north-south length is 2.5 times (148%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km). Arkansas' east-west width is 2.9 times (191%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Delaware's is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m). Mount Magazine is 2,302 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Delaware's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Delaware Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Delaware has 1,051,917 (2024). Arkansas' population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Delaware: 539.9. Delaware's population density is 9.1 times (809%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Delaware's is Wilmington with 73,176. Little Rock's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Delaware's Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.7 times (373%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 49 years.
Arkansas vs Delaware Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Delaware's $111.0 billion. Arkansas' economic output is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Delaware: $105,495. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs Delaware: $68,061 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Delaware Counties
Number of counties: Arkansas has 75 counties, while Delaware has 3. Arkansas' county count is 25.0 times higher than Delaware's.
Biggest county by area: Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Delaware's is Sussex County at 936 square miles. Union County's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Sussex County's.
Smallest county by area: Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Delaware: New Castle County (426 sq mi). Lafayette County's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than New Castle County's.
Most populous county: Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Delaware: New Castle County (588,093 people). New Castle County's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county: Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Delaware: Kent County (192,690 people). Kent County's population is 41.1 times larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county: Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Delaware: Sussex County ($73,647). Benton County's income is 1.6 times (64%) richer than Sussex County's.
Poorest county: Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Delaware: Kent County ($55,474). Kent County's income is 1.5 times (54%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Delaware Taxes
State income tax: Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Delaware has a top income tax rate of 6.6%. Delaware's top rate is 2.7 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Delaware: 0.47% of home value per year. Arkansas's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Delaware: 0%. Arkansas's combined rate is 9.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.