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Arkansas vs Kansas Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Kansas has 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Kansas is 207 miles (334 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Kansas's is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 1,288 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Kansas's is Verdigris River at 679 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 624 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Kansas Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Kansas has 2,970,606 (2024).
- Arkansas and Kansas have about the same population.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Kansas: 36.3.
- Arkansas' population density is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Kansas's is Wichita with 400,991.
- Wichita's population is 2.0 times (96%) 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 Kansas's Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 25 years.
Arkansas vs Kansas Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Kansas's $230.5 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Kansas: $77,601.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Kansas: $65,856 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Kansas Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Kansas has 105.
- Kansas' county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Kansas's is Butler County at 1,430 square miles.
- Butler County's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County (152 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Wyandotte County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Kansas: Johnson County (632,276 people).
- Johnson County's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Kansas: Greeley County (1,152 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 4.1 times (307%) larger than Greeley County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Kansas: Greeley County ($134,780).
- Greeley County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Benton County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Kansas: Wyandotte County ($42,878).
- Wyandotte County's income is 1.2 times (19%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Kansas Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.58%.
- Kansas's top rate is 1.68 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Kansas: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Kansas's rate is 0.73 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Kansas: 8.71%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 0.77 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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