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Arkansas vs District of Columbia Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while District of Columbia has 61 square miles (158 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 852.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 778.4 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 18.7 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 23.3 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); District of Columbia's is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m).
- Mount Magazine is 2,323 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; District of Columbia's is Potomac River at 0 feet.
- District of Columbia's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs District of Columbia Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while District of Columbia has 702,250 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 4.4 times (340%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs District of Columbia: 11,493.5.
- District of Columbia's population density is 193.5 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; District of Columbia's is Washington with 702,250.
- Washington's population is 3.4 times (243%) 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 District of Columbia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 46 years.
Arkansas vs District of Columbia Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs District of Columbia's $184.3 billion.
- Arkansas and District of Columbia have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs District of Columbia: $262,439.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 4.3 times (330%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs District of Columbia: $111,185 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- District of Columbia's average income is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs District of Columbia Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while District of Columbia has 1.
- Arkansas' county count is 75.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; District of Columbia's is District of Columbia at 61 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 17.0 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 8.7 times (767%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 149.7 times larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (8%) richer than District of Columbia's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185).
- District of Columbia's income is 3.1 times (209%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs District of Columbia Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%.
- District of Columbia's top rate is 6.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs District of Columbia: 0.63% of home value per year.
- District of Columbia's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs District of Columbia: 6%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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