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Arkansas vs Florida Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²).
- Arkansas and Florida have about the same land area.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 1.9 times (94%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m).
- Mount Magazine is 2,408 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Florida's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Florida Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024).
- Florida's population is 7.6 times (657%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6.
- Florida's population density is 7.3 times (633%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833.
- Jacksonville's population is 4.9 times (393%) 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 Florida's Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 4.8 times (382%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 9 years.
Arkansas vs Florida Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 9.2 times (817%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Florida: $73,879.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Florida: $73,006 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Florida Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Florida has 67.
- Arkansas' county count is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Florida's is Collier County at 1,997 square miles.
- Collier County's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Florida: Union County (244 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Union County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Florida: Miami-Dade County (2,838,461 people).
- Miami-Dade County's population is 7.1 times (607%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Florida: Liberty County (7,955 people).
- Liberty County's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Florida: Collier County ($150,140).
- Collier County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Florida: Union County ($30,156).
- Lincoln County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Union County's.
Arkansas vs Florida Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Florida has no state income tax.
- Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Florida: 0.75% of home value per year.
- Florida's rate is 0.23 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Florida: 6.98%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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