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Arkansas vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 5.8 times (481%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 5.7 times (469%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.4 times (35%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 2.9 times (194%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 3,525 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Hampshire's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 2.6 times (165%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Little Rock's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 48 years.
Arkansas vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Arkansas'.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Arkansas'.
Arkansas vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Arkansas has 75 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Arkansas' county count is 7.5 times (650%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Arkansas's largest county is Union County at 1,039 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Coos County's land area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Union County's.
Smallest county by area
- Arkansas: Lafayette County (530 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Lafayette County's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Strafford County's.
Most populous county
- Arkansas: Pulaski County (401,209 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Pulaski County's.
Least populous county
- Arkansas: Calhoun County (4,690 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 6.6 times (563%) larger than Calhoun County's.
Richest county
- Arkansas: Benton County ($120,594 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Benton County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Rockingham County's.
Poorest county
- Arkansas: Lincoln County ($36,032 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Lincoln County's.
Arkansas vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Arkansas has a top income tax rate of 3.9%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Arkansas's top rate is 3.9 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Arkansas: 0.52% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.94 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Arkansas: 9.48% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Arkansas's combined rate is 9.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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