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Arkansas vs Maryland Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Maryland has 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 5.4 times (435%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 4.3 times (329%) larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Maryland is 231 miles (371 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.1 times (5%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 1.1 times (15%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Maryland's is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m).
- Hoye-Crest is 610 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Maryland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Maryland Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Maryland has 6,263,220 (2024).
- Maryland's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Maryland: 645.0.
- Maryland's population density is 10.9 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Maryland's is Baltimore with 568,271.
- Baltimore's population is 2.8 times (178%) 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 Maryland'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.
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs Maryland Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Maryland's $546.0 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 2.9 times (190%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Maryland: $87,180.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Maryland: $79,259 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Maryland Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Maryland has 24.
- Arkansas' county count is 3.1 times (213%) higher than Maryland's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Maryland's is Frederick County at 661 square miles.
- Union County's land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Frederick County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Maryland: Baltimore city (81 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 6.5 times (555%) larger than Baltimore city's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Maryland: Montgomery County (1,082,273 people).
- Montgomery County's population is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Maryland: Kent County (19,557 people).
- Kent County's population is 4.2 times (317%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Maryland: Montgomery County ($104,882).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Montgomery County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Maryland: Somerset County ($41,421).
- Somerset County's income is 1.1 times (15%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Maryland Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Maryland has a top income tax rate of 6.5%.
- Maryland's top rate is 2.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Maryland: 0.95% of home value per year.
- Maryland's rate is 0.43 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Maryland: 6%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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