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Arkansas vs Indiana Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km).
- Indiana's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 1.4 times (45%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m).
- Mount Magazine is 1,497 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 275 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Indiana Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3.
- Indiana's population density is 3.3 times (225%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484.
- Indianapolis' population is 4.4 times (335%) 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 Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 7.0 times (602%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 20 years.
Arkansas vs Indiana Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Indiana: $75,028.
- Indiana's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Indiana: $64,077 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Indiana Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Indiana has 92.
- Indiana's county count is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Indiana's is Allen County at 657 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 6.1 times (514%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people).
- Marion County's population is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people).
- Ohio County's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283).
- Benton County's income is 1.2 times (16%) richer than Hamilton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Indiana: Miami County ($44,940).
- Miami County's income is 1.2 times (25%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Indiana Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%.
- Arkansas's top rate is 0.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Indiana: 0.74% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.22 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Indiana: 7%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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