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Arkansas vs Nevada Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 2.1 times (111%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 2.0 times (99%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 1.7 times (68%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m).
- Boundary Peak is 10,363 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet.
- Arkansas's lowest point is 426 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Nevada Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7.
- Arkansas' population density is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922.
- Las Vegas' population is 3.3 times (232%) 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 Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 28 years.
Arkansas vs Nevada Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 1.4 times (43%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Nevada: $82,330.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Nevada: $69,805 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs Nevada Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while Nevada has 17.
- Arkansas' county count is 4.4 times (341%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; Nevada's is Nye County at 18,182 square miles.
- Nye County's land area is 17.5 times larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs Nevada: Carson City (145 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 3.7 times (266%) larger than Carson City's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs Nevada: Clark County (2,398,871 people).
- Clark County's population is 6.0 times (498%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs Nevada: Esmeralda County (720 people).
- Calhoun County's population is 6.5 times (551%) larger than Esmeralda County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs Nevada: Douglas County ($109,486).
- Benton County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Douglas County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs Nevada: Pershing County ($45,906).
- Pershing County's income is 1.3 times (27%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs Nevada Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while Nevada has no state income tax.
- Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs Nevada: 0.47% of home value per year.
- Arkansas's rate is 0.05 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs Nevada: 8.24%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 1.24 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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