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Arkansas vs Nebraska Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²).
- Nebraska's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nebraska's total area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km).
- Nebraska's north-south length is 2.0 times (105%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km).
- Nebraska's east-west width is 1.7 times (66%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m).
- Panorama Point is 2,676 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 785 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Nebraska Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1.
- Arkansas' population density is 2.3 times (128%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265.
- Omaha's population is 2.4 times (139%) 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 Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 31 years.
Arkansas vs Nebraska Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion.
- Arkansas and Nebraska have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (55%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Nebraska: $72,701 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Nebraska Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Nebraska has 93.
- Nebraska's county count is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Nebraska's is Cherry County at 5,960 square miles.
- Cherry County's land area is 5.7 times (474%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Nebraska: Sarpy County (238 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Sarpy County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Nebraska: Douglas County (601,158 people).
- Douglas County's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Nebraska: McPherson County (376 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 12.5 times larger than McPherson County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Pierce County ($112,729).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (7%) richer than Pierce County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Nebraska: Johnson County ($45,756).
- Johnson County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Nebraska Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Nebraska has a top income tax rate of 4.55%.
- Nebraska's top rate is 0.65 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Nebraska: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Nebraska's rate is 0.9 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Nebraska: 6.98%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 2.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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