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Arkansas vs Michigan Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Michigan has 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Michigan is 489 miles (786 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 2.0 times (101%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.6 times (62%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Michigan's is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m).
- Mount Magazine is 738 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Michigan's is Lake Erie at 571 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 516 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Michigan Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Michigan has 10,140,459 (2024).
- Michigan's population is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Michigan: 179.1.
- Michigan's population density is 3.0 times (202%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Michigan's is Detroit with 645,705.
- Detroit's population is 3.2 times (215%) 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 Michigan's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 1 years.
Arkansas vs Michigan Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Michigan's $702.5 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Michigan: $69,274.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Michigan: $63,690 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Michigan's average income is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Michigan Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Michigan has 83.
- Michigan's county count is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Michigan's is Marquette County at 1,809 square miles.
- Marquette County's land area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Michigan: Benzie County (320 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Benzie County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Michigan: Wayne County (1,771,063 people).
- Wayne County's population is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Michigan: Keweenaw County (2,161 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Keweenaw County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Michigan: Oakland County ($93,579).
- Benton County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Oakland County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Michigan: Lake County ($39,505).
- Lake County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Michigan Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Michigan has a top income tax rate of 4.25%.
- Michigan's top rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Michigan: 1.18% of home value per year.
- Michigan's rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Michigan: 6%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 3.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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